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Geisser, Rainer

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FIDEFIDE 1317245· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1962

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Rainer Geisser, a 64-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1662. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2018–2019), 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2. Also played 1 blitz event (including XI Memorial Lima Torres) recently. His peak of 1782 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1662

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1752

All-time high

1782

−120 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#123,695

#123,695 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1633 → 1782
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1782
at age 62 · −120 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1636 → returned at 1758
Jul 2023
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1674 → returned at 1633
Aug 2019
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kurt Gretener 1,743
SEM 2025 HT2 · Jul 2025 · +12.5 Elo
Evolution
0
1662 → 1662
Tournaments
4
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
2W5D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKurt Gretener1,743·SEM 2025 HT2·R1·+12.5
2.[W]vsMichael Wallner1,718·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2·R2·+11.5
3.[D]vsMatthias Stucki1,743·SEM 2025 HT2·R6·+2.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHeinz Haerdi1,718·SEM 2025 HT2·R5·-8.2
2.[L]vsLinda Thoeny1,727·SEM 2025 HT2·R3·-8.0
3.[L]vsSteven Emmott1,762·SEM 2025 HT2·R2·-7.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#5661578-2.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#7781564-2.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#5382518+11.8
SEM 2025 HT2
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/6#471681-7.2

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,329
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#85,384
in continent
World
#123,689
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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