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Schaerer, Julian
FM🇨🇭FIDE 1321048· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1993
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Julian Schaerer, a 33-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2322 and ranked 37th among Swiss players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2016–2018) and 19 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3, and Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Dezember 2025. He reached Swiss #35 in Feb 2026.
Awarded FM in 2020 (age 27). At junior level, he reached #2, #3 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2322
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2322
at best
Jun 2026 · age 33
Jun 2026 · age 33
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#37
#37 · Swiss players · of 3,316
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Peak Swiss rank: #35
at age 33 · rated 2314
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2314
at age 33
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 33
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
May 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2296 → returned at 2298
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
2304 → 2322
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
4W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 3056 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #722 | 2438 | +3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #171 | 3071 | +9.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2821 | +3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2252 | -1.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 3051 | +9.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2180 | -3.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #73 | 1471 | -11.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#37
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#2,241
in continent
World
#3,410
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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