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Gross, Rainer

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FIDEFIDE 1323342· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1956

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Rainer Gross, a 70-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1699. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SSS Zurich 1 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). His peak of 1749 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1699

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1749

−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#110,034

#110,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+168 Elo)
1581 → 1749
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1749
at age 68 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1709
Mar 2024
2022
77th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1581
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1581 → returned at 1749
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ruth Huber 1,562
SSS Zurich 1 2026 · Jan 2026 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
-50
1749 → 1699
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
4/ 1136.4%
4W0D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRuth Huber1,562·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R7·+6.0
2.[W]vsMarkus Foellmi1,513·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R3·+4.9
3.[W]vsThomas Kraus1,459·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R9·+3.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArmin Wipf1,610·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R8·-12.8
2.[L]vsDaniel Stalder1,643·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R2·-11.9
3.[L]vsAlbert Schmitter1,859·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7·R2·-5.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#8741059-5.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/1#15131102-5.0
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/9#611609-39.4
Worst Elo result: SSS Zurich 1 2026 (-39.4 Elo, finished #61).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,048
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#77,188
in continent
World
#110,032
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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2048🇨🇭Gross, Rainer1,699
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