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Schnell, Simon
🇨🇭FIDE 1345311· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2005
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Simon Schnell, a 21-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2213 — just 9 short of his peak of 2222 (May 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 3% of Swiss players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and SMM NLB 2026 round 1. He reached Swiss #96 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #4, #5, #10 and #43 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2213
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2222
−9 pts below
May 2026 · age 21
May 2026 · age 21
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#106 · Swiss players · of 3,316
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak Swiss rank: #96
at age 21 · rated 2222
May 2026
All-time peak 2222
at age 21 · −9 from today
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Apr 2026
2024
4th Swiss U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2185
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
5th Swiss U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2163
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+69
2144 → 2213
Tournaments
18
41 games
Score
24/ 4158.5%
16W16D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 1/2 | #48 | 2170 | -2.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #139 | 1474 | -8.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 2273 | +1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 3099 | +13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2866 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/8 | #221 | 2172 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #453 | 3097 | +13.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #20 | 2928 | +17.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #357 | 2860 | +7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 2247 | +4.4 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#106
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#5,208
in continent
World
#7,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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