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Brandes, Stefan

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FIDEFIDE 1352890· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1969

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Stefan Brandes, a 57-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1613 — just 11 short of his peak of 1624 (Jun 2024, age 55). He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6.

Current rating

1613

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1624

−11 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 55

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#141,420

#141,420 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 57
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+353 Elo)
1271 → 1624
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1624
at age 55 · −11 from today
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
May 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
May 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Basel Christmas Experts Open 2025
perf 1738 (+128) · 2/6 · #66
Top opponent
vs Jean-Louis Mackels 1,848
Basel Christmas Experts Open 2025 · Dec 2025 · +15.9 Elo
Evolution
+30
1583 → 1613
Tournaments
7
23 games
Score
7/ 2330.4%
7W5D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#3202472+11.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#718947-6.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/1#15321101-3.0
Basel Christmas Experts Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/6#661738+17.8
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#1991762+4.6

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,539
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#95,344
in continent
World
#141,410
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
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3
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2,535
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,491
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
🇨🇭Jenni, FlorianFollow Florian JenniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,462
...
2539🇨🇭Brandes, Stefan1,613
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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95344🇨🇭Brandes, Stefan1,613
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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