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Kurmann, Oliver
IM🇨🇭FIDE 1308173· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1985
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Oliver Kurmann, a 41-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2353 and ranked 25th among Swiss players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 90 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Reykjavik Open 2026, and SMM NLA 2026 round 1. His peak of 2488 was reached at age 32 (Nov 2017); he also reached Swiss #9 in Sep 2017.
Awarded IM in 2007 (age 22) and FM in 2004 (age 19). Earned GM norms at Swiss TM CC 2012 (A and SMM 2021 NLA. At junior level, he reached #3, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2353
Standard
Rpd2396·Blz2475
All-time high
2488
−135 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 32
Nov 2017 · age 32
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
90 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
20 entries2026
2nd Swiss 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2392
Jan 2026
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2430 → returned at 2437
Mar 2020
2018
1,000 career games
at age 33
Aug 2018
2017
All-time peak 2488
at age 32 · −135 from today
Nov 2017
Peak Swiss rank: #9
at age 32 · rated 2481
Sep 2017
2009
500 career games
at age 24
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-65
2418 → 2353
Tournaments
19
88 games
Score
43.5/ 8849.4%
27W38D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/11 | #243 | 2285 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #98 | 2243 | -12.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 3197 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 3082 | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #141 | 2364 | -0.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #23 | 2187 | -13.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #896 | 2162 | -5.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #579 | 2425 | +0.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #111 | 2261 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #43 | 2397 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndreas HeimannGM
🇩🇪GER·2544
+2 −3 =9
14 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsSebastian BognerGM
🇨🇭SUI·2546
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNoel StuderGM
🇨🇭SUI·2582
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsGabriel GaehwilerIM
🇨🇭SUI·2381
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJoseph G. GallagherGM
🇨🇭SUI·2385
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#25
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#1,688
in continent
World
#2,639
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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