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Lustenberger, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 1310178· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1964

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Josef Lustenberger, a 62-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1764. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 42 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) recently. He took a 29-month break between Aug 2019 and Feb 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1863 was reached at age 49 (Aug 2013).

Current rating

1764

Standard

Rpd1778·Blz1758

All-time high

1863

−99 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 49

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#87,727

#87,727 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1620 → 1766
Feb 2025
2022
94th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1672
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1741 → returned at 1672
Aug 2019
2015
78th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1848
Jan 2015
2013
All-time peak 1863
at age 49 · −99 from today
Aug 2013
100 career games
at age 49
May 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
SEM 2025 HT2
perf 1996 (+214) · 4/5 · #28
Top opponent
vs Markus Eichenberger 1,870
IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5 · Nov 2025 · +13.0 Elo
Evolution
-5
1769 → 1764
Tournaments
14
49 games
Score
23/ 4946.9%
22W6D21L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMathis Christen1,671·28. Int. Meielisalp Open·R5·-12.5
2.[L]vsJonas Reolon1,723·IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5·R1·-11.1
3.[L]vsNatean Metille1,779·SEM 2025 HT2·R7·-10.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 14
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#2912561+10.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#142413+5.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#981977-10.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#732532+18.4
IGM 2025-26 Kat. A rounds 6-7
Team
Jan 20260/2#38—-21.0
Worst Elo result: IGM 2025-26 Kat. A rounds 6-7 (-21.0 Elo, finished #38).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#1,626
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#62,920
in continent
World
#87,726
out of 400,000+

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