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Both, Franz

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FIDEFIDE 1356720· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1949

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Franz Both, a 77-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1566. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Stein am Rhein Open 2026, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including SSS Bad Ragaz 2025 Jahresschlussturnier) recently. His peak of 1632 was reached at age 75 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1566

Standard

Rpd1549·Blz—

All-time high

1632

−66 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 75

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#160,089

#160,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 76
Nov 2025
49th Swiss 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1611
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 75
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 75
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1632
at age 75 · −66 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
SSS Gstaad 2025
perf 1870 (+281) · 3/5 · #25
Top opponent
vs Herbert Bornand 1,810
SSS Gstaad 2025 · Oct 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-19
1585 → 1566
Tournaments
10
47 games
Score
16/ 4734.0%
11W11D25L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRinaldo Geiler1,717·Mendrisio Open 2025·R5·+29.1
2.[W]vsGallus Tuor1,771·SSS Gstaad 2025·R4·+14.8
3.[W]vsWerner Koch1,717·Bundesturnier Sen-2·R5·+14.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMarko Mestrovic1,671·Mendrisio Open 2025·R3·-13.2
2.[L]vsThomas Kraus1,459·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R5·-12.6
3.[L]vsMarkus Foellmi1,513·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R6·-11.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier Sen-2
Swiss
May 20262.5/5#141638+11.0
Stein am Rhein Open 2026
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/4#281594+2.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5421628+2.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5821757+5.4
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/8#751586+5.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/2#1243872-13.6
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/7#991487-36.2
SSS Gstaad 2025
Swiss
Oct 20253/5#251870+42.0
Mendrisio Open 2025
Swiss
Sep 20251/4#241547-1.6
Wil 2 Days Open
Swiss
Aug 20251.5/3#521737-36.0
Worst Elo result: SSS Zurich 1 2026 (-36.2 Elo, finished #99).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,835
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#105,119
in continent
World
#160,072
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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Europe
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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