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Sommer, Matthias
🇨🇭FIDE 1313169· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1978
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Matthias Sommer, a 48-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1806 — just 22 short of his peak of 1828 (Oct 2025, age 47). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 25 months (2012–2014), 23 months (2016–2018), 59 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1806
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1828
−22 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 47
Oct 2025 · age 47
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#74,472
#74,472 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
75th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1828
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1828
at age 47 · −22 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1754 → 1824
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
2023
52nd Swiss 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1706
Nov 2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1706 → returned at 1808
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1822 → 1806
Tournaments
10
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
4W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #1011 | 1114 | -7.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #465 | 2479 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1297 | 1175 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #646 | 1915 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #154 | 1742 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1115 | 1079 | -8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #676 | 1080 | -8.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #266 | 1829 | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #57 | 2585 | +9.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #195 | 1313 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,374
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#53,969
in continent
World
#74,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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