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Frischknecht, Ernst

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FIDEFIDE 1328115· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1946

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Ernst Frischknecht, a 80-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1733 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2014–2016), 19 months (2017–2019) and 61 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3.

Current rating

1733

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1733

at best
Apr 2025 · age 79

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#98,440

#98,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
41st Swiss 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1728
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1733
at age 79
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
2020
38th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1553
Oct 2020
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1553 → returned at 1733
Feb 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
1541 → 1573
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Yannick Stroebel 1,883
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
+6
1727 → 1733
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
3/ 1030.0%
3W4D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJean Kraehenbuehl1,771·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8·R2·-8.5
2.[L]vsClaude Zuber1,880·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 5·R1·-5.9
3.[L]vsReto Moser1,920·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2·R2·-4.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#242535+10.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#8401806+2.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#3741795+2.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#6611711-0.4
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8
Team
Sep 20250/1#367971-8.8
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#1581773+1.2
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 5
Open Swiss
Jun 20250/1#2401080-6.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,886
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#69,900
in continent
World
#98,438
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Switzerland
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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10
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1886🇨🇭Frischknecht, Ernst1,733
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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
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69900🇨🇭Frischknecht, Ernst1,733
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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98438🇨🇭Frischknecht, Ernst1,733