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Hirzel, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 1321013· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1971

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Martin Hirzel, a 55-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1951 — just 29 short of his peak of 1980 (Jun 2013, age 42). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 28 months (2013–2016), 25 months (2016–2018), 23 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Davos Ski Open and Davos Amateur Open 2025.

Current rating

1951

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1980

−29 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 42

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#36,485

#36,485 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
63rd Swiss 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1951
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1944 → returned at 1943
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1902 → 1953
Jun 2024
2020
58th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1918
Oct 2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1918 → returned at 1918
Sep 2020
2016
63rd Swiss 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1973
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Slobodan AdzicFM 2,014
Davos Ski Open · Nov 2025 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
+7
1944 → 1951
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
5W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJosef Lustenberger1,782·Davos Amateur Open 2025·R3·+5.7
2.[W]vsSilvan Allenbach1,708·Davos Ski Open·R3·+4.0
3.[W]vsMatthias Gegner1,667·Davos Amateur Open 2025·R5·+3.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsClaudio Gloor2,057·Davos Amateur Open 2025·R4·-6.8
2.[L]vsFranz RiemelmoserFM2,252·Davos Amateur Open 2025·R2·-2.9
3.[L]vsVadim CernovIM2,288·Davos Ski Open·R1·-2.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Davos Ski Open
Swiss
Nov 20253/5#61993+7.8
Davos Amateur Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/4#132131-0.6

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#599
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#26,962
in continent
World
#36,485
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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