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Wisser, Karl

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FIDEFIDE 1324993· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1940

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Karl Wisser, a 86-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1692 — just 27 short of his peak of 1719 (Mar 2024, age 84). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2013–2015), 42 months (2016–2019) and 77 months (2019–2026). Recent appearances: SSS Zurich 2 2026 and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6.

Current rating

1692

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1719

−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 84

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#112,896

#112,896 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
86th Swiss 80+ player
at age 86 · rated 1692
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 84
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1719
at age 84 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2020
40th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 1532
Aug 2020
2019
Inactive for 77 months
paused at 1532 → returned at 1692
Sep 2019
2016
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1566 → returned at 1532
Feb 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hans Gfeller 1,715
SSS Zurich 2 2026 · Feb 2026 · +10.7 Elo
Evolution
-27
1719 → 1692
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
4/ 1136.4%
5W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHans Gfeller1,715·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R8·+10.7
2.[W]vsArmin Wipf1,587·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R9·+7.1
3.[W]vsMarkus Foellmi1,553·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R3·+6.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlex Polymeris1,446·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R7·-16.1
2.[L]vsJuerg Froehling1,618·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R2·-12.1
3.[L]vsMargrit Ebinger1,624·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R4·-11.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/8#681605-26.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#9901694-0.6
Worst Elo result: SSS Zurich 2 2026 (-26.2 Elo, finished #68).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,144
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#78,956
in continent
World
#112,892
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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2144🇨🇭Wisser, Karl1,692
Europe
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9
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World
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2
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