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Neeser, Rolf
🇨🇭FIDE 1324837· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1949
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Rolf Neeser, a 77-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1659. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 1-4, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. He had 2 career breaks: 51 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2026). His peak of 1713 was reached at age 77 (Jan 2026).
Current rating
1659
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1713
−54 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 77
Jan 2026 · age 77
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#124,873
#124,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1713
at age 77 · −54 from today
Jan 2026
2025
39th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1696
May 2025
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1696 → returned at 1713
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 75
Mar 2024
2020
46th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1471
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
1696 → 1659
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
3/ 1323.1%
2W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1709 | +0.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #28 | 1635 | -25.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1353 | 890 | -10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #984 | 1126 | -4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #1092 | 1559 | -7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #938 | 1080 | -5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #102 | 2770 | +16.6 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#2,353
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#86,081
in continent
World
#124,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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