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Gaier, Walter

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FIDEFIDE 1310186· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1960

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Walter Gaier, a 66-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1864. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. Also played 4 rapid (including 33. Tournoi Echecs Martigny) and 1 blitz events (including BRNO OPEN 2025 D - blitz tournament) recently. He took a 13-month break between Feb 2017 and Apr 2018. His peak of 1931 was reached at age 66 (Mar 2026).

Current rating

1864

Standard

Rpd1832·Blz1842

All-time high

1931

−67 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 66

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#57,495

#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
65th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1931
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1931
at age 66 · −67 from today
Mar 2026
2025
73rd Swiss 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1910
Dec 2025
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Sep 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Sep 2022
2020
70th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1811
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
BRNO OPEN 2025 B - FIDE open
perf 2060 (+150) · 4.5/8 · #57
Top opponent
vs Petr Pokorny 2,161
BRNO OPEN 2025 B - FIDE open · Nov 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-38
1902 → 1864
Tournaments
9
35 games
Score
14/ 3540.0%
11W8D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFederico Budai2,093·Hit open A 2026·R6·+14.4
2.[W]vsLeonard BelyaletdinovCM2,083·Hit open A 2026·R2·+14.1
3.[W]vsJakub Kala1,999·BRNO OPEN 2025 B - FIDE open·R2·+12.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBuegel Niclas1,746·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R3·-13.4
2.[L]vsEric Zirui Ju1,754·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R7·-13.2
3.[L]vsBenett Drangsal1,796·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R6·-12.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#8351735-3.6
SMM NLB 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#1081245-6.4
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#4361748-38.8
Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category B
Team
Mar 20260/1#591044-12.4
Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category A
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#321715-5.6
Hit open A 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/9#522029+21.4
BRNO OPEN 2025 B - FIDE open
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/8#572060+15.0
SMM 2025 NLB rounds 8-9
Team
Oct 20250.5/2#1501764-7.2
SMM 2025 NLB round 5
Team
Jun 20250/1#1401325-4.4
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-38.8 Elo, finished #436).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,016
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#42,149
in continent
World
#57,494
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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57494🇨🇭Gaier, Walter1,864