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Koch, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 1337718· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1956

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Josef Koch, a 70-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1949. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 4-5. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2016–2018) and 80 months (2018–2025). His peak of 2007 was reached at age 69 (May 2025).

Current rating

1949

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2007

−58 pts below
May 2025 · age 69

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#36,861

#36,861 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
34th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 2007
Jun 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 69
May 2025
All-time peak 2007
at age 69 · −58 from today
May 2025
2018
36th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1988
Dec 2018
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1954 → 1988
Aug 2018
Inactive for 80 months
paused at 1988 → returned at 2007
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Martin Schmid 2,071
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7 · Sep 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-49
1998 → 1949
Tournaments
10
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
2W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarkus Bieri1,893·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·+16.0
2.[W]vsFrank Weidt1,915·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2·R1·+15.3
3.[D]vsMartin Schmid2,071·SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7·R1·+5.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBelhadri Benmia1,995·SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6·R1·-19.0
2.[L]vsLukas Mueller2,083·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3·R1·-14.1
3.[L]vsDominic Bucher2,060·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·-13.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260/1#11541260-14.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#4132693+16.8
NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 4-5
Team
Jan 20260/1#40—-25.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#5381904-4.0
NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 3
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#181964-0.8
NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 2
Swiss
Dec 20250/1#281509-6.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#8911283-15.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#5732715+16.4
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#1402071+5.2
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250/1#1761195-20.0
Worst Elo result: NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 4-5 (-25.2 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#599
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#27,242
in continent
World
#36,860
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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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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