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Buergi, Oswald
🇨🇭FIDE 1309749· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1968
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Oswald Buergi, a 58-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1968. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈8/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 3 career breaks: 39 months (2007–2010), 16 months (2014–2016) and 24 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2187 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2187
−219 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 35
Oct 2003 · age 35
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,071
#33,071 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Sep 2024
27th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2036
Jan 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Jan 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 53
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
2006 → 1968
Tournaments
12
24 games
Score
12/ 2450.0%
11W2D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #132 | 1355 | -5.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #144 | 1221 | -8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #111 | 1224 | -9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1129 | 1364 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #8 | 2610 | +1.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #104 | 2106 | +5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #207 | 2700 | +7.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #3 | 1961 | -4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2661 | +6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #981 | 1222 | -18.6 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#525
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#24,447
in continent
World
#33,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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