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Bucher, Samuel

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FIDEFIDE 1320440· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1977

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Samuel Bucher, a 49-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1825 — just 25 short of his peak of 1850 (Jul 2025, age 48). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2010–2012), 54 months (2012–2017), 80 months (2017–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4.

Current rating

1825

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1850

−25 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 48

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#68,646

#68,646 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
69th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1850
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1850
at age 48 · −25 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1743 → 1846
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1846 → returned at 1841
Mar 2024
2018
69th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1743
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dragan Rasovic 2,085
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-16
1841 → 1825
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
2W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#11851077-8.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#7981807-1.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#3612608+9.4
ZSMM 2025-26 round 2
Team
Nov 20250/1#14875-14.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/1#10571203-5.8

Rankings

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Switzerland
#1,233
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#49,971
in continent
World
#68,646
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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7
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8
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9
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10
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1233🇨🇭Bucher, Samuel1,825
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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8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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49971🇨🇭Bucher, Samuel1,825
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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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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10
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68646🇨🇭Bucher, Samuel1,825