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Limacher, Armin

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FIDEFIDE 1329677· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1969

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Armin Limacher, a 57-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1813. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2013–2014) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1859 was reached at age 44 (Aug 2013).

Current rating

1813

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1859

−46 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 44

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#72,297

#72,297 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
85th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1857
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1756 → 1857
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1766 → returned at 1756
Aug 2019
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Aug 2017
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Aug 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Enrique Lorita 1,775
SMM 2025 3. Liga promotion round · Oct 2025 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
-36
1849 → 1813
Tournaments
9
13 games
Score
4.5/ 1334.6%
5W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260/1#12951010-10.4
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#7191810-0.4
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#1682403+4.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#51918220.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#10221563-14.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260/1#8731169-6.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#9011137-7.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#10872694-9.0
SMM 2025 3. Liga promotion round
Team
Oct 20251/1#392575+8.0

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,325
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#52,468
in continent
World
#72,296
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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1325🇨🇭Limacher, Armin1,813
Europe
1
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World
1
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2
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7
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8
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