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Gut, Lionel
🇨🇭FIDE 1339966· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2009
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Lionel Gut, a 17-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2254 — just 10 short of his peak of 2264 (Apr 2026, age 17) and sitting in the top 2% of Swiss players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 2, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and SMM NLB 2026 round 1. Also played 3 rapid (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. He reached Swiss #62 in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #4, #4, #2, #2 and #3 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2254
Standard
Rpd2125·Blz2218
All-time high
2264
−10 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#64 · Swiss players · of 3,201
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak Swiss rank: #62
at age 17 · rated 2264
Apr 2026
4th Swiss U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2264
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2264
at age 17 · −10 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
2238 → 2254
Tournaments
15
64 games
Score
35.5/ 6455.5%
27W19D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #84 | 2223 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #211 | 2239 | -8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2908 | +12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #347 | 2793 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #182 | 2289 | +31.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #771 | 2097 | -6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1177 | 1496 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #92 | 2310 | +65.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #200 | 2852 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #32 | 2081 | -52.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRaphael GutFM
🇨🇭SUI·2248
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSuvirr Malli
🇨🇭SUI·2140
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMatthias MattenbergerFM
🇨🇭SUI·2332
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsCristian Marc ArsenieFM
🇨🇭SUI·2300
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#64
out of 3,420 players
Europe
#3,872
in continent
World
#5,680
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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