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Fankhauser, Sylvain

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FIDEFIDE 1335570· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1969

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Sylvain Fankhauser, a 57-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1750 — just 2 short of his peak of 1752 (Oct 2025, age 56). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 19 months (2017–2019), 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category D, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SMM 2025 3. Liga round 9 Gr.516.

Current rating

1750

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1752

−2 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 56

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#92,398

#92,398 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1752
at age 56 · −2 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1563 → 1738
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1738 → returned at 1752
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 1563 → returned at 1738
Feb 2019
2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1597 → returned at 1563
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bettina Jacot-Descombes 1,634
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8 · Sep 2025 · +13.5 Elo
Evolution
+12
1738 → 1750
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
4W1D3L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsLeo Amos1,827·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 9 Gr.516·R1·-15.7
2.[L]vsMarc Beuchat2,029·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category D
Team
Mar 20262/2#112348+20.4
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#12921229-6.0
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 9 Gr.516
Team
Oct 20250/1#341027-16.0
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8
Team
Sep 20251/1#472434+14.4
Worst Elo result: SMM 2025 3. Liga round 9 Gr.516 (-16.0 Elo, finished #34).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,725
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#65,981
in continent
World
#92,397
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Switzerland
1
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2,576
2
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2,546
3
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2,535
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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2,491
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
1725🇨🇭Fankhauser, Sylvain1,750
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
65981🇨🇭Fankhauser, Sylvain1,750
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
92397🇨🇭Fankhauser, Sylvain1,750