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Gut, Raphael
FM🇨🇭FIDE 1339974· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2009
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Raphael Gut, a 17-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2245 and sitting in the top 2% of Swiss players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +125 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 3 rapid (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. His peak of 2282 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2026, Swiss #55 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #3, #2, #4, #5 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2245
Standard
Rpd1998·Blz2217
All-time high
2282
−37 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#76 · Swiss players · of 3,316
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak Swiss rank: #55
at age 17 · rated 2282
Apr 2026
3rd Swiss U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2282
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2282
at age 17 · −34 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+98
2147 → 2245
Tournaments
16
68 games
Score
37.5/ 6855.1%
27W21D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 1/1 | #55 | 2892 | +12.0 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2242 | -2.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #101 | 2245 | 0.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #124 | 1389 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #167 | 2255 | -8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2906 | +11.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #235 | 2804 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #129 | 2281 | +10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1047 | 2009 | -12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2302 | +17.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLionel Gut
🇨🇭SUI·2327
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSuvirr Malli
🇨🇭SUI·2120
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsCristian Marc ArsenieFM
🇨🇭SUI·2299
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsThierry Breyer
🇨🇭SUI·2193
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJulius Scherler
🇨🇭SUI·1941
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#76
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#4,122
in continent
World
#6,040
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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