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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 2222 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Swiss players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 2, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. 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
2222
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2222
at best
May 2026 · age 21
May 2026 · age 21
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#96 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak Swiss rank: #96
at age 21 · rated 2222
May 2026
All-time peak 2222
at age 21
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
Activity & highlights
Best result
1. IM-Turnier im Salesianum 2025 im 3. Muenchner Schachfestivalperf 2221 (+77) · 4/9 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
+73
2149 → 2222
Tournaments
19
57 games
Score
31/ 5754.4%
19W24D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsCedric ChassardFM2,250·1. IM-Turnier im Salesianum 2025 im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R3·+13.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSherali PattnaikFM2,004·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R5·-13.8
3.[L]vsAaron Schwan2,025·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R6·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #89 | 1722 | -2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2370 | +11.4 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#96
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#4,879
in continent
World
#7,042
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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