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Sperzel, Bernd
🇨🇭FIDE 1312871· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1964
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Bernd Sperzel, a 62-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1854. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 17 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 4-5. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2012–2013), 15 months (2015–2016) and 19 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2002 was reached at age 46 (Nov 2010).
Current rating
1854
Standard
Rpd1912·Blz1914
All-time high
2002
−148 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 46
Nov 2010 · age 46
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,289
#60,289 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
51st Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1914
Jan 2025
2024
71st Swiss 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1913
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1824 → 1917
May 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 56
Nov 2020
2016
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1894
Jun 2016
2015
70th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1918
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1867 → 1854
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
6W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #883 | 1187 | -6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #414 | 1991 | +6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1814 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #63 | 1914 | -16.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #736 | 1226 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #532 | 2655 | +9.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0.5/1 | #110 | 1901 | +1.0 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2632 | +9.2 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,073
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#44,140
in continent
World
#60,288
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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