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Zahner, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 1322885· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1951

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Josef Zahner, a 75-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1933 — just 4 short of his peak of 1937 (May 2026, age 75). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 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 SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 23 months (2015–2017) and 98 months (2017–2025).

Current rating

1933

Standard

Rpd1906·Blz—

All-time high

1937

−4 pts below
May 2026 · age 75

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#40,338

#40,338 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
All-time peak 1937
at age 75 · −4 from today
May 2026
2025
26th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1933
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 74
Dec 2025
2018
34th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1879
Aug 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
1846 → 1879
Sep 2017
Inactive for 98 months
paused at 1879 → returned at 1933
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Reto Marti 1,991
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
+6
1927 → 1933
Tournaments
4
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
4W5D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWalter Zingg1,851·SSS Bern 2025·R7·+7.7
2.[W]vsChristof Tschurr1,794·SSS Bern 2025·R2·+6.2
3.[W]vsOscar Gil1,734·SSS Bern 2025·R1·+4.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsNorbert, Prof. Dr. Pfitzer2,061·SSS Bern 2025·R3·-6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#6551804-3.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#852385+2.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5981991+1.6
SSS Bern 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/7#141939+6.4

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#668
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#29,786
in continent
World
#40,337
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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Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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40337🇨🇭Zahner, Josef1,933