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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 1978. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 25 months (2010–2012), 14 months (2013–2015), 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). 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. His peak of 2079 was reached at age 48 (Mar 2010).

Current rating

1978

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2079

−101 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 48

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#31,159

#31,159 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thomas Naef 2,110
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2 · Apr 2026 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
+15
1963 → 1978
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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

Rankings

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Switzerland
#491
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#23,023
in continent
World
#31,159
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,491
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
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491🇨🇭Nyffenegger, Michael1,978
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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23023🇨🇭Nyffenegger, Michael1,978
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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31159🇨🇭Nyffenegger, Michael1,978