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Nyffenegger, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 1308351· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1962

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Michael Nyffenegger, a 64-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1964. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 7 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4. He had 4 career breaks: 25 months (2010–2012), 14 months (2013–2015), 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2079 was reached at age 48 (Mar 2010).

Current rating

1964

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2079

−115 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 48

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#33,826

#33,826 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
100 career games
at age 62
May 2024
2023
40th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1966
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1959
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1978 → returned at 1966
Oct 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Aug 2018
40th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2035
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thomas Naef 2,110
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2 · Apr 2026 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
+1
1963 → 1964
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
5W2D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDonauer Daniel1,854·Bundesturnier HT-1 2026·R5·-13.1
2.[L]vsJulian Sutter1,912·Bundesturnier HT-1 2026·R6·-11.5
3.[L]vsSven Bartholet1,971·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6·R1·-9.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier HT-1 2026
Open Swiss
May 20262.5/7#751952-13.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#1652910+14.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/1#13101171-10.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260/1#10951243-8.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#742859+12.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#7711995+0.8
SMM 2025 3. Liga promotion round
Team
Oct 20251/1#132611+6.0

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#536
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#25,012
in continent
World
#33,825
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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