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Besson, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 1318250· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1943

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Richard Besson, a 83-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1789 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category B, Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category A, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1.

Current rating

1789

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1789

at best
Apr 2026 · age 83

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#79,743

#79,743 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
44th Swiss 80+ player
at age 83 · rated 1789
May 2026
All-time peak 1789
at age 83
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1614 → 1768
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1768 → returned at 1776
Mar 2024
2022
25th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1614
Apr 2022
2020
Crossed 1600
at age 77
Sep 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Manuel Lopez 1,926
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
+21
1768 → 1789
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
2W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category B
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#431717-6.0
Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category A
Team
Mar 20260/1#461356-3.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#3602629+22.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#8541926+8.4

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,463
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#57,556
in continent
World
#79,742
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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2,514
7
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8
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9
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10
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...
1463🇨🇭Besson, Richard1,789
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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57556🇨🇭Besson, Richard1,789
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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79742🇨🇭Besson, Richard1,789