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Bracher, Juerg

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FIDEFIDE 1337521· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1953

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Juerg Bracher, a 73-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1892 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 1-4, SSS Bern 2025, and Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO. He took a 65-month break between Feb 2019 and Aug 2024 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1892

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1892

at best
Jun 2026 · age 73

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#50,089

#50,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
44th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1892
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1892
at age 73
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
1773 → 1848
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
2019
52nd Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1773
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Bern 2025
perf 1989 (+119) · 5/8 · #9
Top opponent
vs Marco Salami 2,085
SSS Bern 2025 · Nov 2025 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
+44
1848 → 1892
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
15.5/ 2464.6%
11W9D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCatherine Thuerig1,936·SSS Bern 2025·R6·+11.9
2.[W]vsRudolf Stadler1,898·SSS Bern 2025·R5·+10.8
3.[W]vsHeinz Ernst1,790·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO·R8·+8.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRoman Tkhoruk1,893·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO·R3·-8.4
2.[L]vsGiovanni LavorgnaCM1,912·Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO·R7·-7.9
3.[L]vsMarcel Bodmer1,979·SSS Bern 2025·R8·-7.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 5-7
Swiss
Apr 20262/3#102022+12.4
Bieler Schachmeisterschaft 2026 Round 1-4
Swiss
Apr 20263/4#61949+9.6
SSS Bern 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/8#91989+33.2
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#191819-10.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Switzerland
#869
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#36,881
in continent
World
#50,088
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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869🇨🇭Bracher, Juerg1,892
Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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50088🇨🇭Bracher, Juerg1,892