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Duerst, Martin
🇨🇭FIDE 1337211· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1964
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Martin Duerst, a 62-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2006. He is on a steady climb with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 2, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and SSS Zurich 2 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Swiss Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 25-month break between Oct 2016 and Dec 2018. His peak of 2082 was reached at age 55 (Apr 2019).
Current rating
2006
Standard
Rpd1909·Blz1941
All-time high
2082
−76 pts below
Apr 2019 · age 55
Apr 2019 · age 55
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,565
#26,565 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
41st Swiss 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2012
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1941 → 2012
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Mar 2026
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Oct 2022
2020
28th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2049
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
1967 → 2006
Tournaments
10
23 games
Score
16/ 2369.6%
12W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #127 | 1372 | -5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2808 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #22 | 1974 | -0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #638 | 2774 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #14 | 2099 | +22.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #474 | 2079 | +3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #787 | 1834 | -3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #160 | 1231 | -8.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2902 | +13.6 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2743 | +10.0 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#413
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#19,622
in continent
World
#26,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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