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Esper, Christian

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FIDEFIDE 1326651· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1983

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Christian Esper, a 43-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2036 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2012–2013), 30 months (2014–2017), 12 months (2018–2019) and 67 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6.

Current rating

2036

Standard

Rpd1991·Blz1933

All-time high

2036

at best
May 2026 · age 43

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#22,463

#22,463 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
21st Swiss 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2036
May 2026
All-time peak 2036
at age 43
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1993 → 2035
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 42
Oct 2025
2020
29th Swiss 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1988
Aug 2020
2019
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1988 → returned at 1998
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Polanyi 1,929
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3 · Dec 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+38
1998 → 2036
Tournaments
7
11 games
Score
7.5/ 1168.2%
9W2D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#8752005-0.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion
Team
Apr 20261/1#222474+2.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#292609+9.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#4072614+4.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#1112729+7.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#2792686+6.8
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8
Team
Sep 20251/1#1212699+7.2

Rankings

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Switzerland
#328
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#16,528
in continent
World
#22,463
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2
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3
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2,541
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
328🇨🇭Esper, Christian2,036
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
16528🇨🇭Esper, Christian2,036
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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22463🇨🇭Esper, Christian2,036