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Panizza, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 1323512· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1940

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Josef Panizza, a 86-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1428. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SSS Zurich 1 2026, SSS Pontresina, and SEM 2025 HT3. His peak of 1513 was reached at age 84 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1428

Standard

Rpd1641·Blz—

All-time high

1513

−85 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 84

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#210,940

#210,940 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+330 Elo)
1183 → 1513
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 84
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 84
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 84
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1513
at age 84 · −85 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 83
Mar 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Philippe Cauderay 1,625
SEM 2025 HT3 · Jul 2025 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-49
1477 → 1428
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
2.5/ 1714.7%
1W3D13L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsPhilippe Cauderay1,625·SEM 2025 HT3·R4·+4.3
2.[D]vsUrs Arnold1,577·SSS Pontresina·R9·+3.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMoritz Isch1,531·SSS Pontresina·R4·-7.5
2.[L]vsPaul Sprenger1,635·SSS Pontresina·R6·-5.0
3.[L]vsAlfred Meier-manetsch1,659·SEM 2025 HT3·R6·-4.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20260/3#103909-13.8
SSS Pontresina
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/6#451459-22.2
SEM 2025 HT3
Open Swiss
Jul 20251/5#631453-12.8
Worst Elo result: SSS Pontresina (-22.2 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#3,260
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#127,050
in continent
World
#210,613
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
3260🇨🇭Panizza, Josef1,428
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
127050🇨🇭Panizza, Josef1,428
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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210613🇨🇭Panizza, Josef1,428