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Preiss, Marcel

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FIDEFIDE 1343300· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1963

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Marcel Preiss, a 63-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1873 — just 27 short of his peak of 1900 (Mar 2024, age 61). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 49-month break between Feb 2020 and Apr 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1.

Current rating

1873

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1900

−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#55,025

#55,025 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1815 → 1873
Jun 2026
2024
All-time peak 1900
at age 61 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2020
67th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1833
Oct 2020
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1833 → returned at 1879
Feb 2020
2019
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2019
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hans Frischknecht 2,137
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1 · Mar 2026 · +13.8 Elo
Evolution
+58
1815 → 1873
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWerner Hagmann1,792·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 6·R1·+17.6
2.[W]vsJan Ungermann1,765·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·+14.0
3.[D]vsHans Frischknecht2,137·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·+13.8
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsChristian Hofer1,815·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7·R2·-21.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#512565+14.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#842530+13.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#7642137+13.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#11111015-22.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#2091950+10.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#2011897+6.8
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#892592+18.8
Worst Elo result: SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7 (-22.0 Elo, finished #1111).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#964
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#40,396
in continent
World
#55,024
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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964🇨🇭Preiss, Marcel1,873
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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2,713
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40396🇨🇭Preiss, Marcel1,873
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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55024🇨🇭Preiss, Marcel1,873