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Pellaton, Fernand
🇨🇭FIDE 1312740· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1943
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Fernand Pellaton, a 83-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1739. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Championnat valaisan par equipes Groupe H, Championnat valaisan par equipes Groupe A, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3. Also played 4 rapid (including 33. Tournoi Echecs Martigny) and 1 blitz events (including Journee valaisanne du Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 1888 was reached at age 63 (Apr 2006).
Current rating
1739
Standard
Rpd1749·Blz1739
All-time high
1888
−149 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 63
Apr 2006 · age 63
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,378
#96,378 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+131 Elo)
1642 → 1773
Feb 2025
2024
17th Swiss 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1785
Nov 2024
2020
17th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1687
Oct 2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1687 → returned at 1699
Feb 2020
2014
31st Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1793
Aug 2014
2013
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
May 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1765 → 1739
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
2.5/ 1025.0%
2W3D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #1 | 1830 | +6.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/2 | #16 | 1125 | -10.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #1347 | 885 | -12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #822 | 1563 | -5.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #200 | 1151 | -5.2 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,850
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#68,622
in continent
World
#96,376
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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