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Zeller, Michael
🇨🇭FIDE 1340085· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1998
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Michael Zeller, a 28-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1755 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 69 months (2017–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3.
At junior level, he reached #23 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1755
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1755
at best
Apr 2026 · age 28
Apr 2026 · age 28
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#90,878
#90,878 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1755
at age 28
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+228 Elo)
1492 → 1720
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Jun 2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1533 → returned at 1727
Jun 2023
2017
23rd Swiss U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1492
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
1730 → 1755
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2527 | +19.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #152 | 1903 | +20.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #609 | 1016 | -15.2 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0.5/1 | #116 | 1830 | +5.6 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,730
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#65,021
in continent
World
#90,876
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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