CChessStats
Format
EM

Eichenberger, Markus

🇨🇭

FIDEFIDE 1324136· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1956

Follow Markus EichenbergerTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Markus Eichenberger, a 70-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1879 — just 28 short of his peak of 1907 (Jun 2024, age 68). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 19 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SSS Zurich 2 2026.

Current rating

1879

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1907

−28 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 68

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#53,464

#53,464 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −28 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

Last 12 months — 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
-8
1887 → 1879
Tournaments
13
42 games
Score
22.5/ 4253.6%
14W18D10L
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]vsArthur Rudolf1,791·Bundesturnier Sen1 2025·R4·-12.0
3.[L]vsNoah Hofstetter1,813·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 5·R1·-11.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Worst Elo result: IGM 2025-26 Kat. A round 1-5 (-19.2 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#928
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#39,274
in continent
World
#53,464
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Switzerland
1
🇨🇭Milov, VadimFollow Vadim MilovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,576
2
🇨🇭Bogner, SebastianFollow Sebastian BognerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,546
3
🇨🇭Peng, Li MinFollow Li Min PengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,535
4
🇨🇭Demuth, AdrienFollow Adrien DemuthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,523
5
🇨🇭Georgiadis, NicoFollow Nico GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,520
6
🇨🇭Pelletier, YannickFollow Yannick PelletierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
7
🇨🇭Kosteniuk, AlexandraFollow Alexandra KosteniukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,491
8
🇨🇭Georgiadis, IoannisFollow Ioannis GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,483
9
🇨🇭Vernay, ClovisFollow Clovis VernayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,465
10
🇨🇭Jenni, FlorianFollow Florian JenniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,462
...
928🇨🇭Eichenberger, Markus1,879
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
39274🇨🇭Eichenberger, Markus1,879
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
53464🇨🇭Eichenberger, Markus1,879