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Wipf, Armin

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FIDEFIDE 1323903· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1960

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Armin Wipf, a 66-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1516. He has slipped back 97 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 1-4, and SSS Lugano 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 14 months (2018–2019). His peak of 1643 was reached at age 64 (Jun 2024).

Current rating

1516

Standard

Rpd1640·Blz—

All-time high

1643

−127 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 64

Activity

42

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#178,599

#178,599 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+240 Elo)
1378 → 1618
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1643
at age 64 · −127 from today
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 64
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Bern 2025
perf 1761 (+146) · 3/6 · #38
Top opponent
vs Boban Djokic 1,900
19. Standard-Open Rheinfelden 2025 · Sep 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-97
1613 → 1516
Tournaments
19
88 games
Score
29/ 8833.0%
14W30D44L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJean Kraehenbuehl1,780·SSS Bern 2025·R7·+14.4
2.[W]vsRainer Gross1,749·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R8·+14.4
3.[W]vsBenno Moser1,743·19. Standard-Open Rheinfelden 2025·R3·+14.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsElena Tuor1,461·Basel Christmas Experts Open 2025·R7·-13.5
2.[L]vsMaxim Cheremensky1,477·Basel Christmas Experts Open 2025·R5·-13.1
3.[L]vsThomas Kraus1,489·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R5·-12.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 19
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/9#10501565+15.0
Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 1-4
Swiss
Apr 20261.5/4#171636+12.0
SSS Lugano 2026
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/5#351294-27.0
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#12651021-3.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#850991-4.4
Worst Elo result: Basel Christmas Experts Open 2025 (-55.0 Elo, finished #85).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,938
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#113,793
in continent
World
#178,555
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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6
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7
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8
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5
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6
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8
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2
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2,767
7
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2,759
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2,759
9
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