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Simon, Daniel

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FIDEFIDE 1308874· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1962

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Daniel Simon, a 64-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2034. He is currently in the 2000–2050 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and SMM NLB 2026 round 1. He had 7 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006), 34 months (2006–2009), 23 months (2009–2011), 23 months (2011–2013), 35 months (2013–2016), 18 months (2016–2018) and 77 months (2018–2025). His peak of 2148 was reached at age 42 (Apr 2004).

Current rating

2034

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2148

−114 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 42

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#22,725

#22,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
18th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2057
Sep 2025
2018
Inactive for 77 months
paused at 2035 → returned at 2031
Oct 2018
32nd Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2061
Apr 2018
2017
35th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2074
Aug 2017
2016
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2074 → returned at 2061
Sep 2016
2013
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2060 → returned at 2074
Sep 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Matthias Gallus 1,816
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
-19
2053 → 2034
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel BornerFM2,076·SMM NLB 2026 round 1·R1·-9.1
2.[L]vsKaspar KappelerFM2,172·SMM NLB 2026 round 2·R1·-6.3
3.[L]vsMartijn EngelbertsFM2,284·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7·R1·-4.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLB 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#641975-1.6
SMM NLB 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#1221372-6.6
SMM NLB 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#1571276-9.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#2052476+1.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/1#4432616+4.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#7361979-2.0
SMM 2025 1.Liga promotion round
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#341911-3.6
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20250/1#2061484-4.2
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#532614+4.0

Rankings

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Switzerland
#332
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#16,726
in continent
World
#22,725
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Switzerland
1
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2
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2,547
3
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2,541
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
332🇨🇭Simon, Daniel2,034
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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16726🇨🇭Simon, Daniel2,034
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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22725🇨🇭Simon, Daniel2,034