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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 1880 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈5/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 60-month break between Feb 2019 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1880

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1880

at best
May 2026 · age 73

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#53,220

#53,220 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 1880
at age 73
May 2026
2025
42nd Swiss 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1870
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1773 → 1864
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
2019
52nd Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1773
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — 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
+32
1848 → 1880
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
13.5/ 2164.3%
10W7D4L
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

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#921
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#39,092
in continent
World
#53,220
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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921🇨🇭Bracher, Juerg1,880
Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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39092🇨🇭Bracher, Juerg1,880
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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53220🇨🇭Bracher, Juerg1,880