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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 1868. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 2, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category B. 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

1868

Standard

Rpd1832·Blz1842

All-time high

1931

−63 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 66

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#56,368

#56,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
65th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1931
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1931
at age 66 · −63 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

Last 12 months — 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
1906 → 1868
Tournaments
8
34 games
Score
13.5/ 3439.7%
11W7D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFederico Budai2,093·Hit open A 2026·R6·+14.4
2.[W]vsLeonard Belyaletdinov2,083·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

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-38.8 Elo, finished #436).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#988
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#41,311
in continent
World
#56,368
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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