Format
GW
Gaier, Walter
🇨🇭FIDE 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
Mar 2026 · age 66
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#57,495
#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
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
Evolution
-38
1902 → 1864
Tournaments
9
35 games
Score
14/ 3540.0%
11W8D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #835 | 1735 | -3.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #108 | 1245 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #436 | 1748 | -38.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1044 | -12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1715 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #52 | 2029 | +21.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #57 | 2060 | +15.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #150 | 1764 | -7.2 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #140 | 1325 | -4.4 |
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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