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Gueldenapfel, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 1320696· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1963

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Thomas Gueldenapfel, a 63-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1426. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse B Round 1-3, 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein, and Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO. His peak of 1513 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1426

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1513

−87 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#211,467

#211,467 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 62
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+328 Elo)
1185 → 1513
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 61
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 61
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1513
at age 61 · −87 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Armin Wipf 1,601
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO · Jul 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-63
1489 → 1426
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
3.5/ 2017.5%
1W5D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse B Round 4-7
Swiss
Apr 20261/3#231451-10.8
83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse B Round 1-3
Swiss
Apr 20260/2#26813-11.4
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/5#1671474-20.2
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO
Open Swiss
Jul 20251/7#1071339-21.0
Worst Elo result: Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO (-21.0 Elo, finished #107).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#3,266
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#127,227
in continent
World
#211,127
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Switzerland
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3
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4
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5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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3266🇨🇭Gueldenapfel, Thomas1,426
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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211127🇨🇭Gueldenapfel, Thomas1,426