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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 1750. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8. He had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2009–2012), 23 months (2013–2015) and 54 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1901 was reached at age 62 (Sep 2009).

Current rating

1750

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1901

−151 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 62

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#92,398

#92,398 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
17th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1818
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1755 → 1853
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1755 → returned at 1853
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

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
SEM 2025 HT2
perf 1847 (+106) · 4/6 · #26
Top opponent
vs Otakar SUI Mares 1,781
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2 · Apr 2026 · +10.9 Elo
Evolution
-74
1824 → 1750
Tournaments
6
20 games
Score
6/ 2030.0%
5W3D12L
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]vsIskander Bashirov1,550·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R1·-15.0
2.[L]vsRose Baisse1,603·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R3·-13.8
3.[L]vsYansheng Gong1,621·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R5·-13.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 5
Open Swiss
Jun 20250/1#2831170-6.0
Worst Elo result: Bundesturnier HT2 2025 (-75.4 Elo, finished #90).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,725
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#65,981
in continent
World
#92,397
out of 400,000+

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