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Koch, Werner

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FIDEFIDE 1314637· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1943

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Werner Koch, a 83-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1677. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). He had 5 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2008), 55 months (2009–2014), 54 months (2015–2019), 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1884 was reached at age 66 (Jan 2009).

Current rating

1677

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1884

−207 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 66

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#118,231

#118,231 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
23rd Swiss 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1729
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+138 Elo)
1617 → 1755
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 81
Mar 2024
2022
25th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1617
May 2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1617 → returned at 1591
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1627 → returned at 1617
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Armin Wipf 1,516
Bundesturnier Sen-2 · May 2026 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-39
1716 → 1677
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsArmin Wipf1,516·Bundesturnier Sen-2·R2·+5.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFranz Both1,555·Bundesturnier Sen-2·R5·-13.4
2.[L]vsAgatha Schuler1,588·Bundesturnier Sen-2·R1·-12.5
3.[L]vsHans Birbaum1,604·Bundesturnier Sen-2·R3·-12.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier Sen-2
Swiss
May 20261.5/5#191416-40.2
Worst Elo result: Bundesturnier Sen-2 (-40.2 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,244
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#82,177
in continent
World
#118,225
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
1
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9
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2
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