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Schmid, Joachim
🇨🇭FIDE 1318926· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1959
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Joachim Schmid, a 67-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1789. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2017) and 61 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. His peak of 1824 was reached at age 66 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1789
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1824
−35 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 66
Apr 2025 · age 66
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#79,811
#79,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1824
at age 66 · −35 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2020
99th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1701
Oct 2020
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1701 → returned at 1824
Feb 2020
2016
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1769 → returned at 1773
Feb 2016
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 54
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1812 → 1789
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
0W6D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #692 | 1902 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #477 | 1890 | +3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #942 | 1618 | -9.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #687 | — | +1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #504 | 1714 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #944 | 1036 | -9.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #288 | 1004 | -10.2 |