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Baenziger, Fabian
IM🇨🇭FIDE 1330110· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2002
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Fabian Baenziger, a 24-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2434 — just 23 short of his peak of 2457 (Aug 2022, age 20) and ranked 12th among Swiss players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2404 and 2454 over the past 2 years. 82 rated games in the past year (≈88/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and SMM NLA 2026 round 1. He reached Swiss #12 in Sep 2024.
Awarded IM in 2018 (age 16) and FM in 2016 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #51 in U20, World #57 in U18, World #24 in U16, World #21 in U14, World #50 in U12 and #1 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2434
Standard
Rpd2365·Blz2426
All-time high
2457
−23 pts below
Aug 2022 · age 20
Aug 2022 · age 20
Activity
87
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
27 entries2024
Peak Swiss rank: #12
at age 22 · rated 2434
Sep 2024
1,000 career games
at age 22
Mar 2024
2022
51st U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2457
Aug 2022
All-time peak 2457
at age 20 · −23 from today
Aug 2022
8-month rising streak
+49 Elo
Aug 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 19
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2444 → 2434
Tournaments
18
82 games
Score
43/ 8252.4%
23W47D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2536 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #286 | 2275 | -19.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2552 | +1.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2471 | +0.3 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2465 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2463 | +0.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #28 | 2516 | +3.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #20 | 2443 | -1.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #86 | 2295 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #30 | 2408 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGabriel GaehwilerIM
🇨🇭SUI·2381
+4 −6 =7
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTheo StijveIM
🇨🇭SUI·2316
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsNoah FeckerFM
🇨🇭SUI·2373
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsOliver KurmannIM
🇨🇭SUI·2353
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJoseph G. GallagherGM
🇨🇭SUI·2385
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#12
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#736
in continent
World
#1,189
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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