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Kappeler, Kaspar
FM🇨🇭FIDE 1309072· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1985
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Kaspar Kappeler, a 41-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2187 and sitting in the top 4% of Swiss players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and SMM NLB 2026 round 1. Also played 2 rapid events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) recently. His peak of 2307 was reached at age 27 (Dec 2012, Swiss #66 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 28). At junior level, he reached #6 and #7 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2187
Standard
Rpd2132·Blz2136
All-time high
2307
−120 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 27
Dec 2012 · age 27
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#128 · Swiss players · of 3,316
Career timeline
17 entries2026
12th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2179
May 2026
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2214 → returned at 2216
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Apr 2019
2013
FM title awardedFM
at age 28
Feb 2013
2012
Peak Swiss rank: #66
at age 27 · rated 2307
Dec 2012
All-time peak 2307
at age 27 · −120 from today
Dec 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
2152 → 2187
Tournaments
13
26 games
Score
16/ 2661.5%
14W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2906 | +8.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2843 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2848 | +7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #121 | 2818 | +6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1451 | 1321 | -11.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 2248 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #837 | 1470 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #17 | 2259 | +28.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2796 | +5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #640 | 2068 | -3.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#128
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#6,253
in continent
World
#8,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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