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Federer, Colin
FM🇨🇭FIDE 1345117· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2011
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Colin Federer, a 15-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2372 — his current career high and ranked 21st among Swiss players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +238 Elo over the past 12 months. 130 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 2, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 3 rapid (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) and 1 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. He reached Swiss #21 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #60 in U16, World #42 in U14, World #56 in U12, World #28 in U10 and World #16 in U8.
Current rating
2372
Standard
Rpd2177·Blz2140
All-time high
2372
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
102
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
130 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#21
#21 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak Swiss rank: #21
at age 15 · rated 2372
May 2026
60th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2372
May 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 15
May 2026
All-time peak 2372
at age 15
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 14
Oct 2025
42nd U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2303
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+170
2202 → 2372
Tournaments
27
129 games
Score
73.5/ 12957.0%
65W41D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #49 | 2990 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #40 | 2438 | +39.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #149 | 2422 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2356 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #324 | 2870 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | 3042 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #74 | 2344 | +28.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #149 | 2404 | +9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1090 | 1467 | -8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2870 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMihaly Koehalmi-Szabo
🇨🇭SUI·2226
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaximilian Pfaltz
🇨🇭SUI·2086
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsZiad Kanana
🇨🇭SUI·2116
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsTheodor Jordan
🇨🇭SUI·2029
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan Saminskij
🇨🇭SUI·2162
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Switzerland
#21
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#1,395
in continent
World
#2,196
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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