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Farner, Ruedi
🇨🇭FIDE 1337785· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1957
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Ruedi Farner, a 69-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1553 — just 24 short of his peak of 1577 (Apr 2025, age 68). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 23 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700), and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. He took a 31-month break between Aug 2019 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1553
Standard
Rpd1490·Blz—
All-time high
1577
−24 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 68
Apr 2025 · age 68
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,116
#165,116 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1577
at age 68 · −24 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+325 Elo)
1250 → 1575
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 67
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1200
at age 65
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1188 → returned at 1216
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1563 → 1553
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#2,896
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#107,604
in continent
World
#165,095
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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