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Steiner, Pius

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FIDEFIDE 1311654· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1960

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Pius Steiner, a 66-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1944. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 15 months (2010–2011), 17 months (2012–2013), 18 months (2014–2015), 17 months (2015–2017), 54 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 29 months (2022–2025). Recent appearances: SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3 and 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026. His peak of 2010 was reached at age 54 (Apr 2014).

Current rating

1944

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2010

−66 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 54

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#37,892

#37,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
44th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1979
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
May 2025
2022
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1975
Oct 2022
40th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1987
Apr 2022
2017
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1980 → returned at 1980
May 2017
2016
50th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2005
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hans-Werner Rieker 1,684
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026 · Apr 2026 · +3.5 Elo
Evolution
-35
1979 → 1944
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
3W4D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#8081663-6.8
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/7#261782-27.8
Worst Elo result: 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026 (-27.8 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#617
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#28,007
in continent
World
#37,891
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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