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Gaehwiler, Gabriel
IM🇨🇭FIDE 1314530· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1994
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Gabriel Gaehwiler, a 32-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2381 and ranked 19th among Swiss players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 3 years. 46 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLA 2026 round 1, and 3. Viktor-Kortschnoi-Memorial. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2439 was reached at age 24 (Oct 2018); he also reached Swiss #15 in Mar 2023.
Awarded IM in 2016 (age 22) and FM in 2013 (age 19). Earned a GM norm at Swiss Team CC 2017 NLA. At junior level, he reached World #83 in U16 and #1, #1, #1 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2381
Standard
Rpd2362·Blz2489
All-time high
2439
−58 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 24
Oct 2018 · age 24
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
25 entries2023
Peak Swiss rank: #15
at age 29 · rated 2413
Mar 2023
2022
1,000 career games
at age 28
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
Dec 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Feb 2020
2018
All-time peak 2439
at age 24 · −58 from today
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
2380 → 2381
Tournaments
14
46 games
Score
23.5/ 4651.1%
9W29D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2260 | -1.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2189 | -2.5 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 2393 | +1.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1023 | 2247 | -1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #70 | 2492 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #60 | 2397 | +0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #170 | 2919 | +1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2180 | -2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #310 | 3043 | +3.1 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #239 | 2379 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFabian BaenzigerIM
🇨🇭SUI·2434
+6 −4 =7
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNoah FeckerFM
🇨🇭SUI·2373
+8 −1 =4
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRobin Angst
🇨🇭SUI·2263
+7 −0 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoseph G. GallagherGM
🇨🇭SUI·2385
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsOliver KurmannIM
🇨🇭SUI·2353
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#19
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#1,284
in continent
World
#2,021
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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