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Meier, Manuel

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FIDEFIDE 1309781· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1986

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Manuel Meier, a 40-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2126 — just 12 short of his peak of 2138 (May 2026, age 40) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +115 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2008–2010), 32 months (2013–2015) and 14 months (2017–2019).

At junior level, he reached #15 and #14 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2126

Standard

Rpd1981·Blz1978

All-time high

2138

−12 pts below
May 2026 · age 40

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,132 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
14th Swiss 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2138
May 2026
All-time peak 2138
at age 40 · −12 from today
May 2026
7-month rising streak
+58 Elo
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
2003 → 2125
Mar 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 40
Feb 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 37
Sep 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
SEM 2025 Meisterturnier
perf 2198 (+139) · 5/8 · #17
Top opponent
vs Dylan ViennotFM 2,338
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Best comeback
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
finished #1 (seeded #45 of 1500)
Evolution
+105
2021 → 2126
Tournaments
14
33 games
Score
22.5/ 3368.2%
16W13D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNiklaus Jung2,048·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·-12.2
2.[L]vsPierre Bauer2,120·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R5·-8.3
3.[L]vsKevin CremerFM2,265·IGM 2025-26 Kat. A rounds 6-7·R1·-6.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260/1#10121248-12.4
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#12948+10.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5642115-0.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#4352085-1.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#4102269+7.8
IGM 2025-26 Kat. A rounds 6-7
Team
Jan 20261/2#152164+3.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#6221912-4.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#2302913+10.8
IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5
Team
Nov 20254/3#32799+23.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#1502298+11.4

Rankings

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Switzerland
#185
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#9,487
in continent
World
#13,132
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Switzerland
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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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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
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185🇨🇭Meier, Manuel2,126
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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5
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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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10
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9487🇨🇭Meier, Manuel2,126
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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13132🇨🇭Meier, Manuel2,126