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Birrer, Alfred

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FIDEFIDE 1314769· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1953

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Alfred Birrer, a 73-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1721. He has slipped back 65 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SSS Zurich 2 2026. He had 4 career breaks: 50 months (2014–2019), 17 months (2019–2020), 42 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1806 was reached at age 72 (Jun 2025).

Current rating

1721

Standard

Rpd1741·Blz—

All-time high

1806

−85 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 72

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#102,322

#102,322 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
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 · −85 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1631 → 1779
Mar 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1779 → returned at 1786
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Martin Kull 1,988
SSS Zurich 2 2026 · Feb 2026 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
-85
1806 → 1721
Tournaments
13
34 games
Score
16/ 3447.1%
14W6D14L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndreas Lienhard1,888·SMM 2025 2. Liga round 5·R1·-14.5
2.[L]vsEduard Fringeli1,559·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R2·-13.8
3.[L]vsWilli Bolliger1,596·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R3·-12.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#2532503+9.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#872520+10.6
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/8#501644-18.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#8281412-17.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#3522494+9.2
Worst Elo result: SSS Gstaad 2025 (-35.6 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,919
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#72,385
in continent
World
#102,321
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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1919🇨🇭Birrer, Alfred1,721
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8
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72385🇨🇭Birrer, Alfred1,721
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1
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2
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7
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