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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 1814. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 10 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2010–2012), 54 months (2012–2017) and 95 months (2017–2025). His peak of 1850 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2025).

Current rating

1814

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1850

−36 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 48

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#72,011

#72,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
69th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1850
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1850
at age 48 · −36 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
2018
69th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1743
Apr 2018
2017
Inactive for 95 months
paused at 1743 → returned at 1841
Jun 2017
2013
67th Swiss 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1767
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dragan Rasovic 2,085
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-36
1850 → 1814
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
1W2D5L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChristoph Fischer1,675·ZSMM 2025-26 round 2·R2·-14.1
2.[L]vsErion Veseli1,773·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·-11.2
3.[L]vsAlessandro Mazzilli1,877·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·-8.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260/1#1441973-11.4
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
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#1981741-3.0

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,320
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#52,268
in continent
World
#72,010
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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