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Thalmann, Oliver
🇨🇭FIDE 1345176· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1975
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Oliver Thalmann, a 51-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1747 — just 14 short of his peak of 1761 (Jun 2024, age 49). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 9 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, 83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse A Round 1-3, and ZSEM 2026 round 3-5. He took a 33-month break between Sep 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1747
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1761
−14 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 49
Jun 2024 · age 49
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,554
#93,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Jul 2025
2024
All-time peak 1761
at age 49 · −14 from today
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1624 → 1721
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
2023
70th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1624
Jan 2023
2020
73rd Swiss 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1635
Aug 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+60
1687 → 1747
Tournaments
17
36 games
Score
16.5/ 3645.8%
11W12D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #51 | 1824 | +23.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #1202 | 936 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2529 | +31.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #28 | 1548 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #13 | 1597 | -10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #505 | 2612 | +12.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #733 | 1037 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1931 | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1509 | 1128 | -4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #902 | 1150 | -4.2 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#1,781
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#66,768
in continent
World
#93,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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