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Pfister, Matthias

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FIDEFIDE 1340913· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1959

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Matthias Pfister, a 67-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1815 — just 4 short of his peak of 1819 (Dec 2025, age 66). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 14 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SSS Zurich 2 2026, SSS Zurich 1 2026, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3. He took a 26-month break between Feb 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1815

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1819

−4 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 66

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#71,685

#71,685 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
All-time peak 1819
at age 66 · −4 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1674 → 1792
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
May 2022
2020
89th Swiss 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1738
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Heinrich Faust 1,987
SSS Zurich 2 2026 · Feb 2026 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-1
1816 → 1815
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
10/ 2050.0%
5W11D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGallus Tuor1,711·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R9·+7.1
2.[W]vsRoman Fuchs1,671·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R6·+6.4
3.[D]vsHeinrich Faust1,987·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R2·+4.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWilli Meili1,745·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R8·-12.0
2.[L]vsMichal Kaczmarek1,849·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3·R1·-8.9
3.[L]vsBeat Hunkeler1,889·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R7·-7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/8#411863+14.0
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/7#691803-9.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#7101049-9.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#5832339+3.4

Rankings

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Switzerland
#1,310
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#52,043
in continent
World
#71,684
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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