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UO
Ulmann, Olivier
🇨🇭FIDE 1316770· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1988
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Olivier Ulmann, a 38-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1758 — just 12 short of his peak of 1770 (May 2026, age 38). He has fluctuated between 1729 and 1770 over the past 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat valaisan par equipes Groupe E, Championnat valaisan par equipes Groupe A, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3. Also played 1 rapid event (including Activ Chess de Sion 2025) recently. He took a 34-month break between Feb 2020 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1758
Standard
Rpd1790·Blz1843
All-time high
1770
−12 pts below
May 2026 · age 38
May 2026 · age 38
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,860
#89,860 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
89th Swiss 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1770
May 2026
All-time peak 1770
at age 38 · −12 from today
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1554 → 1762
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 36
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Oct 2023
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1645 → returned at 1642
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
1733 → 1758
Tournaments
16
42 games
Score
22/ 4252.4%
21W8D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #13 | 2586 | +0.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 3/2 | #3 | 2486 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/6 | #90 | 1643 | -21.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #1284 | 1042 | -8.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #185 | 2546 | +10.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2574 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #24 | 2109 | +14.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #569 | 1890 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #21 | 1682 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #837 | 1678 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,700
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#64,354
in continent
World
#89,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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