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Major, Stephan

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FIDEFIDE 1308580· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1940

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Stephan Major, a 86-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1851. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2013–2015), 30 months (2015–2018) and 49 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Championnat valaisan par equipes Final, Championnat valaisan par equipes Groupe F, and Championnat valaisan par equipes Groupe A. Also played 4 rapid events (including 33. Tournoi Echecs Martigny) recently. His peak of 2041 was reached at age 64 (Jan 2004).

Current rating

1851

Standard

Rpd1798·Blz—

All-time high

2041

−190 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 64

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#61,170

#61,170 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
100 career games
at age 84
Mar 2024
2023
8th Swiss 80+ player
at age 83 · rated 1920
Nov 2023
2019
11th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1922
Nov 2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1920
Apr 2019
2015
16th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1937
Jul 2015
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1934
Jul 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thi Dai Trang Nguyen 1,758
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
-33
1884 → 1851
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Championnat valaisan par equipes Final
Open Swiss
May 20261/1#52392+3.4
Championnat valaisan par equipes Groupe F
Swiss
May 20261/2#41711-7.0
Championnat valaisan par equipes Groupe A
Team
May 20260/1#18951-12.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#3372558+7.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/1#13521095-9.2
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8
Team
Sep 20250/1#305869-15.4
Worst Elo result: SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8 (-15.4 Elo, finished #305).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,088
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#44,759
in continent
World
#61,169
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1088🇨🇭Major, Stephan1,851
Europe
1
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2
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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44759🇨🇭Major, Stephan1,851
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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