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Schaffner, David

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FIDEFIDE 1310607· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1987

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David Schaffner, a 39-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1964. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 3 years. 39 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. His peak of 2058 was reached at age 35 (Apr 2022).

At junior level, he reached #16 and #8 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1964

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2058

−94 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 35

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#33,826

#33,826 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2023
30th Swiss 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2014
Feb 2023
2022
68th Swiss 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2058
Apr 2022
All-time peak 2058
at age 35 · −94 from today
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2029 → returned at 2044
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Jun 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Neeraj HarishCM 2,212
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO · Jul 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
-16
1980 → 1964
Tournaments
14
38 games
Score
14.5/ 3838.2%
7W15D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPatrick Laub2,119·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R7·+14.3
2.[W]vsHolger Hank1,947·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO·R8·+9.4
3.[W]vsTimon Trubini1,936·Bundesturnier HT-1 2026·R3·+9.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier HT-1 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263/7#631988+3.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#8711945-0.4
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#8222170+5.0
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/9#9321875-22.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#1932592+5.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#312682+7.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#10241987+0.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260/1#8841293-6.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#782656+7.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/1#10551247-8.0
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-22.6 Elo, finished #932).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#536
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#25,012
in continent
World
#33,825
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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536🇨🇭Schaffner, David1,964
Europe
1
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2
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3
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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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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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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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