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VJ
Villiger, Jan
🇨🇭FIDE 1340891· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2000
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Jan Villiger, a 26-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1897 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +75 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. Also played 3 rapid (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) and 1 blitz events (including Swiss Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Oct 2021 and Dec 2022.
At junior level, he reached #21 and #24 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1897
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz1788
All-time high
1897
at best
Jun 2026 · age 26
Jun 2026 · age 26
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48,854
#48,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1897
at age 26
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 26
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1681 → 1800
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 25
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+83
1814 → 1897
Tournaments
15
36 games
Score
21/ 3658.3%
14W14D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #469 | 2669 | +9.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #882 | 1896 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #121 | 1915 | +11.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #911 | 1128 | -9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #443 | 2030 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #42 | 2053 | +24.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #297 | 2331 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #39 | — | -9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #517 | 1953 | +3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #45 | 2745 | +13.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#845
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#35,993
in continent
World
#48,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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