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Funk, Kurt
🇨🇭FIDE 1317423· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1950
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Kurt Funk, a 76-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1659. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. He had 3 career breaks: 69 months (2009–2014), 12 months (2016–2017) and 46 months (2021–2025). His peak of 1734 was reached at age 74 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1659
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1734
−75 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 74
Mar 2024 · age 74
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#124,873
#124,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1734
at age 74 · −75 from today
Mar 2024
2022
41st Swiss 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1556
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1556 → returned at 1716
Sep 2021
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Dec 2016
73rd Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1589
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-75
1734 → 1659
Tournaments
7
23 games
Score
8/ 2334.8%
7W4D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1304 | 1079 | -4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #780 | 1620 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #425 | 1719 | +3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1092 | 929 | -8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #615 | 868 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/6 | #34 | 1500 | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/5 | #105 | 2501 | -20.6 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#2,353
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#86,081
in continent
World
#124,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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