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Buntschu, Kurt

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FIDEFIDE 1325884· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1959

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Kurt Buntschu, a 67-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1791. He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SSS Bern 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 42 months (2014–2018) and 73 months (2018–2024). His peak of 1868 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1791

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1868

−77 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#79,201

#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1868
at age 65 · −77 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1666 → 1780
Jun 2018
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 1780 → returned at 1788
Jun 2018
2014
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Nov 2014

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Bern 2025
perf 1967 (+176) · 3.5/6 · #42
Top opponent
vs Hansuli Remensberger 2,018
SSS Bern 2025 · Nov 2025 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
+29
1762 → 1791
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
7W5D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPascal Eschmann1,902·SSS Bern 2025·R2·+13.1
2.[W]vsOwen Gibson1,804·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8·R2·+10.7
3.[W]vsHannelore Svendsen1,764·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·+9.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBenjamin Tellenbach1,645·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - WT1·R4·-13.5
2.[L]vsChristian Schaepper1,825·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·-8.8
3.[L]vsEugen Fleischer1,856·SSS Bern 2025·R7·-8.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#4702564+9.4
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#13211025-9.0
SSS Bern 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/6#421967+10.4
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8
Team
Sep 20251/1#1052604+11.0
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - WT1
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/5#31791+8.0

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,476
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#57,208
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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