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Brandenberger, Walter

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FIDEFIDE 1319787· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1947

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Walter Brandenberger, a 79-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1731. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 23 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SSS Zurich 1 2026, and SSS Gstaad 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 35 months (2015–2018) and 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1798 was reached at age 77 (Jun 2024).

Current rating

1731

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1798

−67 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 77

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#99,142

#99,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 78
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1699 → 1798
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1798
at age 77 · −67 from today
Jun 2024
2023
23rd Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1651
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1699 → returned at 1651
Aug 2019
2018
40th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1710
Nov 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Gstaad 2025
perf 1797 (+55) · 2.5/6 · #23
Top opponent
vs Peter Walpen 2,058
SSS Gstaad 2025 · Oct 2025 · +7.2 Elo
Evolution
-15
1746 → 1731
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
7.5/ 1841.7%
2W11D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsPeter Walpen2,058·SSS Gstaad 2025·R3·+7.2
2.[D]vsErwin Von Flue1,840·SSS Gstaad 2025·R5·+2.7
3.[D]vsUrs Benz1,800·SSS Gstaad 2025·R2·+1.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMarc Schaerer1,791·SSS Gstaad 2025·R7·-8.6
2.[L]vsHanspeter Giger1,811·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R8·-7.7
3.[L]vsEugen Fleischer1,871·SSS Gstaad 2025·R1·-6.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#8161693-1.0
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/9#531721-13.4
SSS Gstaad 2025
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/6#231797-4.2

Rankings

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Switzerland
#1,898
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#70,359
in continent
World
#99,140
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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