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Eigenmann, Walter

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FIDEFIDE 1324632· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1956

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Walter Eigenmann, a 70-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1786 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 6-7, SMM 2025 3. Liga round 6, and Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO. He had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2022–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

1786

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1786

at best
Apr 2026 · age 70

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#80,665

#80,665 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1786
at age 70
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1607 → 1764
Mar 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1764 → returned at 1774
Mar 2024
2022
63rd Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1607
Apr 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Feb 2022
Crossed 1500
at age 66
Feb 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nicola Schmid 1,910
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO · Jul 2025 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
+22
1764 → 1786
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
4W5D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHelmut Loeffler1,709·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO·R8·+16.3
2.[W]vsKurt Liembd1,684·IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 6-7·R1·+14.3
3.[W]vsRexhe Ademi1,605·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO·R7·+11.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 6-7
Team
Jan 20261/1#82484+15.2
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#1411739-2.0
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/9#251778+9.2

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,483
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#58,168
in continent
World
#80,664
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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1483🇨🇭Eigenmann, Walter1,786
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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58168🇨🇭Eigenmann, Walter1,786
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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80664🇨🇭Eigenmann, Walter1,786