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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 1604 — just 12 short of his peak of 1616 (Nov 2011, age 62). He is currently in the 1600–1650 range. 19 rated games in the past year (≈9/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).

Current rating

1604

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1616

−12 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 62

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#144,871

#144,871 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 (+265 Elo)
1330 → 1595
Aug 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Zurich 2 2026
perf 1717 (+114) · 3.5/7 · #72
Top opponent
vs Robert Mollet 1,802
Bundesturnier Sen2 2025 · May 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
+13
1591 → 1604
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
8/ 2236.4%
5W8D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHans Gfeller1,715·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R5·+13.1
2.[W]vsUdo Norbert Schmidt1,712·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R3·+13.0
3.[W]vsFranco Keller1,655·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R8·+11.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSebastian Dueck1,541·SEM 2025 HT3·R5·-11.0
2.[L]vsHenning Pfaltz1,587·SEM 2025 HT3·R7·-9.7
3.[L]vsPaul Lincke1,592·Bundesturnier Sen2 2025·R3·-9.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Bundesturnier Sen2 2025
Open Swiss
May 20251/4#211497-9.8

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,584
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#97,137
in continent
World
#144,859
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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