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Buerki, Gilles
🇨🇭FIDE 1313541· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1973
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Gilles Buerki, a 53-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1929 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 21 Open de Payerne - Open A round 6, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and 21 Open de Payerne - Open A Round 4-5. Also played 1 rapid (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) and 1 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. He took a 26-month break between Nov 2012 and Feb 2015.
Current rating
1929
Standard
Rpd1853·Blz1882
All-time high
1929
at best
Jun 2026 · age 53
Jun 2026 · age 53
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,206
#41,206 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
71st Swiss 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1929
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1929
at age 53
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1787 → 1876
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
2022
64th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1819
Apr 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
1890 → 1929
Tournaments
12
19 games
Score
13/ 1968.4%
11W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2626 | +8.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2630 | +7.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1200 | 1203 | -7.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1958 | +0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #517 | 2598 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 2091 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #89 | — | +1.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2434 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #121 | 1902 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #2 | 1922 | +5.6 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#686
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#30,425
in continent
World
#41,205
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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