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BK
Brunner, Karl
🇨🇭FIDE 1308793· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1955
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Karl Brunner, a 71-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1812. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. He had 5 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011), 17 months (2013–2014), 17 months (2014–2016), 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 31 months (2022–2025). His peak of 2132 was reached at age 48 (Apr 2003).
Current rating
1812
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2132
−320 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 48
Apr 2003 · age 48
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#72,599
#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
48th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1873
Mar 2026
2022
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1815 → returned at 1881
Aug 2022
2021
35th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1838
Nov 2021
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1838 → returned at 1815
Dec 2019
2017
36th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1960
Nov 2017
2014
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1993 → returned at 1948
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-58
1870 → 1812
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
6W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #20 | 1628 | -48.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #865 | 990 | -12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #490 | 2560 | +7.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #509 | 1799 | -2.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #266 | 1446 | -1.8 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #256 | 1111 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,332
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#52,681
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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