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Forster, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 1315021· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1942

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Martin Forster, a 84-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1719. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, SSS Zurich 2 2026, and SSS Gstaad 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 47 months (2021–2025). His peak of 1778 was reached at age 82 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1719

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1778

−59 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 82

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#103,146

#103,146 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
45th Swiss 80+ player
at age 83 · rated 1758
Dec 2025
2024
All-time peak 1778
at age 82 · −59 from today
Mar 2024
2022
22nd Swiss 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 1630
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1630 → returned at 1758
Nov 2021
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 76
Aug 2018
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1633 → returned at 1630
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Walpen 2,058
SSS Gstaad 2025 · Oct 2025 · +17.0 Elo
Evolution
-59
1778 → 1719
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
6.5/ 1738.2%
2W9D6L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsPeter Walpen2,058·SSS Gstaad 2025·R2·+17.0
2.[W]vsFredy Bosshard1,562·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R3·+5.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFranco Keller1,686·SSS Gstaad 2025·R5·-12.0
2.[L]vsHerbert Bornand1,810·SSS Gstaad 2025·R4·-8.5
3.[L]vsAlbert Schmitter1,878·SSS Gstaad 2025·R3·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#12711072-6.0
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#511621-32.6
SSS Gstaad 2025
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/6#241724-20.2
Worst Elo result: SSS Zurich 2 2026 (-32.6 Elo, finished #51).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,972
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#72,945
in continent
World
#103,144
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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9
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2
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