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Denzinger, Karl

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FIDEFIDE 1311611· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1936

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Karl Denzinger, a 90-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1714. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 22 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2011–2013) and 18 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1831 was reached at age 72 (Jul 2008).

Current rating

1714

Standard

Rpd1738·Blz—

All-time high

1831

−117 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 72

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#104,662

#104,662 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+200 Elo)
1579 → 1779
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 88
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1579 → returned at 1747
Aug 2022
2017
11th Swiss 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1735
May 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 80
Feb 2016
2012
11th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1817
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hanspeter Giger 1,811
SSS Zurich 1 2026 · Jan 2026 · +2.4 Elo
Evolution
-17
1731 → 1714
Tournaments
6
18 games
Score
5.5/ 1830.6%
7W3D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBruno Saxer1,667·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R7·+8.3
2.[W]vsLaurenz Albicker1,604·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R6·+6.6
3.[W]vsPeter Wild1,553·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·+5.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIanto Naef Schmid1,531·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7·R2·-14.8
2.[L]vsMax Ramsauer1,744·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 4·R1·-9.6
3.[L]vsArthur Rudolf1,799·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R5·-7.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#2962353+5.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#938731-15.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#7871579-4.0
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/9#631756+0.4
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8
Team
Sep 20250/1#2801071-6.2
Worst Elo result: SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7 (-15.0 Elo, finished #938).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#1,967
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#73,840
in continent
World
#104,660
out of 400,000+

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