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Birrer, Alfred
🇨🇭FIDE 1314769· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1953
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Alfred Birrer, a 73-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1711. He has slipped back 95 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 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 SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. He had 3 career breaks: 50 months (2014–2019), 17 months (2019–2020) and 56 months (2020–2025). His peak of 1806 was reached at age 72 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1711
Standard
Rpd1741·Blz—
All-time high
1806
−95 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 72
Jun 2025 · age 72
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#105,933
#105,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
Nov 2025
58th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1806
Jun 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 72
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1806
at age 72 · −95 from today
Jun 2025
2020
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1631 → returned at 1786
Aug 2020
2019
60th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1731
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-79
1790 → 1711
Tournaments
13
39 games
Score
18.5/ 3947.4%
16W7D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3.5/6 | #10 | 1843 | +21.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #1185 | 938 | -9.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #253 | 2503 | +9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #87 | 2520 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #50 | 1644 | -18.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #828 | 1412 | -17.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #352 | 2494 | +9.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #151 | 2387 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #48 | 1693 | -28.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/1 | #273 | 2550 | +10.4 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#2,023
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#74,709
in continent
World
#105,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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