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Fankhauser, Heinz

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FIDEFIDE 1341839· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1954

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Heinz Fankhauser, a 72-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1710. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 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

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#106,075

#106,075 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Pontresina
perf 1967 (+235) · 4/6 · #33
Top opponent
vs Yannick Stroebel 1,886
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
-38
1748 → 1710
Tournaments
12
41 games
Score
16/ 4139.0%
6W20D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBernhard Erb1,829·SSS Pontresina·R6·+12.7
2.[W]vsAlfred Birrer1,779·SSS Gstaad 2025·R5·+11.1
3.[W]vsPeter Jost1,779·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 4·R1·+10.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSanjay Ram1,654·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R3·-11.6
2.[L]vsSimon Gwerder1,703·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R7·-10.2
3.[L]vsBenjamin Maurer1,751·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·-8.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#1449951-9.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5361886+4.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#4151720+0.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/2#15811107-10.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#6741799+2.0
Worst Elo result: Bundesturnier HT2 2025 (-31.0 Elo, finished #71).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#1,990
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#74,751
in continent
World
#106,073
out of 400,000+

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