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Fankhauser, Heinz
🇨🇭FIDE 1341839· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1954
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Heinz Fankhauser, a 72-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1710. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1785 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1710
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1785
−75 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,298
#106,298 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
90th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1742
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1669 → 1785
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1785
at age 70 · −75 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Jun 2023
2020
65th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1702
Jul 2020
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1702 → returned at 1669
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
1711 → 1710
Tournaments
9
32 games
Score
12.5/ 3239.1%
4W17D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1449 | 951 | -9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #536 | 1886 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #415 | 1720 | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #1581 | 1107 | -10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #674 | 1799 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #40 | 1748 | -19.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #736 | 1730 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #16 | 1799 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #33 | 1967 | +21.2 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#2,029
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#74,930
in continent
World
#106,295
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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