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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 1937 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 23 months (2015–2017), 77 months (2017–2024) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SSS Bern 2025.

Current rating

1937

Standard

Rpd1906·Blz—

All-time high

1937

at best
May 2026 · age 75

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#39,459

#39,459 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 1937
at age 75
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
2024
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1879 → 1927
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1933
Mar 2024
2018
34th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1879
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Reto Marti 1,991
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
+10
1927 → 1937
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
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 Pfitzer2,061·SSS Bern 2025·R3·-6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#648
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#29,146
in continent
World
#39,459
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
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3
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2,535
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,491
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
648🇨🇭Zahner, Josef1,937
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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29146🇨🇭Zahner, Josef1,937
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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39459🇨🇭Zahner, Josef1,937