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Balsiger, Matthias

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FIDEFIDE 1320653· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1974

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Matthias Balsiger, a 52-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1694. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2014), 18 months (2014–2016), 61 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included), 18 months (2022–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO. His peak of 1797 was reached at age 39 (Sep 2013).

Current rating

1694

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1797

−103 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 39

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#111,896

#111,896 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Jun 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1748 → returned at 1677
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1659 → 1795
Mar 2024
2023
69th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1659
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1659 → returned at 1795
Aug 2022
2018
73rd Swiss 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1736
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Celine Juchler 1,654
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO · Jul 2025 · +9.3 Elo
Evolution
-54
1748 → 1694
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2/ 922.2%
1W2D6L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsCeline Juchler1,654·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO·R4·+9.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/7#921453-53.8
Worst Elo result: Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO (-53.8 Elo, finished #92).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,079
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#78,330
in continent
World
#111,893
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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2079🇨🇭Balsiger, Matthias1,694
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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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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