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Eichenberger, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 1324136· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1956

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Markus Eichenberger, a 70-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1883 — just 24 short of his peak of 1907 (Jun 2024, age 68). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 20 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈15/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.

Current rating

1883

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1907

−24 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 68

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#52,375

#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 70
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1823 → 1907
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1907
at age 68 · −24 from today
Jun 2024
2022
33rd Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1897
Apr 2022
2020
62nd Swiss 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1898
Oct 2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1898 → returned at 1901
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Zurich 1 2026
perf 1994 (+132) · 6/9 · #10
Top opponent
vs Martin Duerst 1,993
SSS Zurich 2 2026 · Feb 2026 · +3.3 Elo
Evolution
+20
1863 → 1883
Tournaments
12
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
14W15D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMaurizio Brosenbauch1,811·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R8·+8.5
2.[W]vsMartin Lanz1,775·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R9·+7.5
3.[W]vsMarc Schaerer1,774·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R4·+7.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJosef Lustenberger1,772·IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5·R3·-12.5
2.[L]vsArnold Fuchs1,948·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R7·-7.8
3.[L]vsChristoph Sterkman1,950·IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5·R1·-7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#2172451+4.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#5361859-0.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#302524+6.0
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#131895+9.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#9381894+0.8
IGM 2025-26 Kat. A rounds 6-7
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#211961+1.8
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/9#101994+22.2
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/6#791895-13.4
IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5
Team
Nov 20250.5/3#311599-19.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#7181950+2.2
Worst Elo result: IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5 (-19.2 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#914
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#38,532
in continent
World
#52,374
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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914🇨🇭Eichenberger, Markus1,883
Europe
1
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2,841
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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38532🇨🇭Eichenberger, Markus1,883
World
1
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2,841
2
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4
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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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52374🇨🇭Eichenberger, Markus1,883