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Birbaum, Hans

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FIDEFIDE 1324560· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1949

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Hans Birbaum, a 77-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1566. He has fluctuated between 1566 and 1604 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse B Round 1-3, SSS Zurich 2 2026, and SEM 2025 HT3. He took a 23-month break between Sep 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1616 was reached at age 62 (Nov 2011).

Current rating

1566

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1616

−50 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 62

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#160,089

#160,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 77
Mar 2026
2025
54th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1591
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+261 Elo)
1330 → 1591
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 75
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 75
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 74
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Zurich 2 2026
perf 1717 (+114) · 3.5/7 · #72
Top opponent
vs Danuel Joerger 1,737
SEM 2025 HT3 · Jul 2025 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-15
1581 → 1566
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
9/ 2634.6%
7W6D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWerner Koch1,717·Bundesturnier Sen-2·R3·+14.1
2.[W]vsHans Gfeller1,715·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R5·+13.1
3.[W]vsUdo Norbert Schmidt1,712·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R3·+13.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier Sen-2
Swiss
May 20261/3#201589-1.4
83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse B Round 4-7
Swiss
Apr 20261/3#251401-36.8
83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse B Round 1-3
Swiss
Apr 20261/2#161605+1.4
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/7#721717+26.2
SEM 2025 HT3
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/6#421558-4.4
Worst Elo result: 83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse B Round 4-7 (-36.8 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,835
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#105,119
in continent
World
#160,072
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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2835🇨🇭Birbaum, Hans1,566
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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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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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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9
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160072🇨🇭Birbaum, Hans1,566