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Stijve, Theo
IM🇨🇭FIDE 1331132· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2001
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Theo Stijve, a 25-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2316 and ranked 36th among Swiss players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2266 and 2398 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLA 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. His peak of 2398 was reached at age 23 (Nov 2024, Swiss #17 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 22) and FM in 2018 (age 17). Earned a GM norm at SEM 2024 Meisterturnier Open. At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2316
Standard
Rpd2261·Blz2213
All-time high
2398
−82 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 23
Nov 2024 · age 23
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#36
#36 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Apr 2026
2024
Peak Swiss rank: #17
at age 23 · rated 2398
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2398
at age 23 · −82 from today
Nov 2024
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2023 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2023
2021
2nd Swiss U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2329
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
2293 → 2316
Tournaments
11
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
7W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 3210 | +13.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 3094 | +10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #268 | 3034 | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 3044 | +9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #1059 | 2009 | -14.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #57 | 3009 | +8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #479 | 2409 | +3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #33 | 2304 | +1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #83 | 1576 | -15.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #43 | 3034 | +8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFabian BaenzigerIM
🇨🇭SUI·2434
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsNoah FeckerFM
🇨🇭SUI·2373
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsGabriel GaehwilerIM
🇨🇭SUI·2381
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAdrian GschnitzerIM
🇩🇪GER·2436
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsAurelio ColmenaresFM
🇨🇭SUI·2313
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
/
Switzerland
#36
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#2,368
in continent
World
#3,597
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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