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Morgenthaler, Stefan
🇨🇭FIDE 1308530· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1991
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Stefan Morgenthaler, a 35-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2044 — just 30 short of his peak of 2074 (Apr 2025, age 34) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 13 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2008–2010) and 140 months (2010–2021).
At junior level, he reached #25 and #22 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2044
Standard
Rpd2075·Blz—
All-time high
2074
−30 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 34
Apr 2025 · age 34
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,487 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 34
May 2025
54th Swiss 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2074
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2074
at age 34 · −30 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1921 → 2058
Feb 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 34
Jan 2025
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
2034 → 2044
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
9W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #391 | 2530 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #666 | 2046 | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #444 | 1967 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #82 | 2819 | +9.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2101 | +10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #195 | 2036 | +0.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #199 | 1344 | -7.0 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#306
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#15,785
in continent
World
#21,487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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