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Gretener, Kurt

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FIDEFIDE 1320092· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1947

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Kurt Gretener, a 79-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1753. He has slipped back 71 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2009–2012), 23 months (2013–2015) and 57 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1901 was reached at age 62 (Sep 2009).

Current rating

1753

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1901

−148 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 62

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#91,588

#91,588 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
17th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1818
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1755 → returned at 1818
Aug 2019
2018
26th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1786
Jul 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Aug 2016
2013
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1863 → returned at 1842
Aug 2013

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
SEM 2025 HT2
perf 1847 (+106) · 4/6 · #26
Top opponent
vs Tobias Koch 1,868
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3 · May 2026 · +3.2 Elo
Evolution
+10
1743 → 1753
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
5W2D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsOtakar SUI Mares1,781·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·+10.9
2.[W]vsClaude Furgine1,756·SEM 2025 HT2·R3·+10.4
3.[W]vsVivan Varghese1,716·SEM 2025 HT2·R4·+9.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRainer Geisser1,662·SEM 2025 HT2·R1·-12.2
2.[L]vsSteven Emmott1,762·SEM 2025 HT2·R6·-9.4
3.[L]vsLily Cherix1,763·SEM 2025 HT2·R7·-9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#6491868+3.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#932581+11.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#11821256-2.8
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#1921776+1.0
SEM 2025 HT2
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/6#261847-2.4

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,748
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#65,476
in continent
World
#91,586
out of 400,000+

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