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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 1961. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 3 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. 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

1961

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2058

−97 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 35

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#34,439

#34,439 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −97 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Neeraj HarishCM 2,212
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO · Jul 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
-19
1980 → 1961
Tournaments
13
31 games
Score
12/ 3138.7%
6W12D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPatrick Laub2,119·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R7·+14.3
2.[W]vsRambert Bellmann2,027·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 4·R1·+11.3
3.[W]vsHolger Hank1,947·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - MTO·R8·+9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-22.6 Elo, finished #932).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#547
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#25,455
in continent
World
#34,439
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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8
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2,483
9
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10
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547🇨🇭Schaffner, David1,961
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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25455🇨🇭Schaffner, David1,961
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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34439🇨🇭Schaffner, David1,961