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Foellmi, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 1343963· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1953

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Markus Foellmi, a 73-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1566 — just 12 short of his peak of 1578 (Mar 2024, age 71). He is progressing steadily with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Basel Spring Open 2026, Reti Amateur Open 2026, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. Also played 2 rapid events (including 3. Letzi Open (Rapid)) recently.

Current rating

1566

Standard

Rpd1452·Blz—

All-time high

1578

−12 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#159,261

#159,261 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 72
Jul 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+233 Elo)
1320 → 1553
Dec 2024
66th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1578
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 71
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Reti Amateur Open 2026
perf 1751 (+186) · 2.5/5 · #32
Top opponent
vs Hansueli Luethi 1,800
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein · Dec 2025 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
+90
1476 → 1566
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
16.5/ 4735.1%
9W21D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPatrick Weber1,711·Reti Amateur Open 2026·R5·+14.0
2.[W]vsPeter Trachsel1,683·49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein·R3·+13.6
3.[W]vsMichel Fournier1,614·Bundesturnier Sen2 2025·R2·+12.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGregoire Aeschbacher1,743·3. Letzi Open (standard)·R4·-7.1
2.[L]vsDaniel Amsellem1,679·Basel Spring Open 2026·R3·-6.8
3.[L]vsAndreas G. Boettcher1,682·Basel Spring Open 2026·R4·-6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Basel Spring Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/3#53911-18.2
Reti Amateur Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/5#321751+23.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#1038969-4.8
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/9#671610+12.2
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/9#591645+27.2
Worst Elo result: Basel Spring Open 2026 (-18.2 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,744
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#104,617
in continent
World
#159,243
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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2,514
7
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8
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9
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10
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2744🇨🇭Foellmi, Markus1,566
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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104617🇨🇭Foellmi, Markus1,566
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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159243🇨🇭Foellmi, Markus1,566