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Waelchli, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 1317610· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1961

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Martin Waelchli, a 65-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1659. He has slipped back 84 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and 24. Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2026 Kat. B. He had 5 career breaks: 34 months (2008–2011), 40 months (2011–2015), 18 months (2015–2016), 23 months (2016–2018) and 68 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1783 was reached at age 63 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1659

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1783

−124 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 63

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#124,873

#124,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
All-time peak 1783
at age 63 · −124 from today
Mar 2024
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Sep 2018
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 1639 → returned at 1757
Sep 2018
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1675 → returned at 1639
Sep 2016
2015
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1658 → returned at 1675
Feb 2015
2011
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1665 → returned at 1658
Sep 2011

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Adam 1,672
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7 · Mar 2026 · +0.1 Elo
Evolution
-53
1712 → 1659
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
4W7D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndrew Speidel1,554·Bundesturnier HT-3 2026·R4·+7.1
2.[W]vsNik Buerki1,493·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·+5.6
3.[W]vsClaude Schwob1,485·Bundesturnier HT-3 2026·R1·+5.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier HT-3 2026
Open Swiss
May 20264/7#231581-16.0
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#4182293+5.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#58516720.0
24. Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2026 Kat. B
Swiss
Feb 20260/3#41818-37.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#10521597-3.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#8781618-2.6
Worst Elo result: 24. Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2026 Kat. B (-37.4 Elo, finished #41).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,353
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#86,081
in continent
World
#124,867
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,462
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2353🇨🇭Waelchli, Martin1,659
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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2,713
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86081🇨🇭Waelchli, Martin1,659
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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124867🇨🇭Waelchli, Martin1,659