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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 1555. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈16/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

1555

Standard

Rpd1549·Blz—

All-time high

1632

−77 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

#163,564

#163,564 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 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
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1386 → 1632
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 75
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 75
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — 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
-41
1596 → 1555
Tournaments
10
48 games
Score
16.5/ 4834.4%
12W9D27L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRinaldo Geiler1,717·Mendrisio Open 2025·R5·+29.1
2.[W]vsJasmin Posch1,572·Bundesturnier HT3 2025·R6·+19.3
3.[W]vsGallus Tuor1,771·SSS Gstaad 2025·R4·+14.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsElena Tuor1,442·Bundesturnier HT3 2025·R1·-27.8
2.[L]vsMarko Mestrovic1,671·Mendrisio Open 2025·R3·-13.2
3.[L]vsThomas Kraus1,459·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R5·-12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Worst Elo result: SSS Zurich 1 2026 (-36.2 Elo, finished #99).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,790
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#106,766
in continent
World
#163,543
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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2790🇨🇭Both, Franz1,555
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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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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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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106766🇨🇭Both, Franz1,555
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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163543🇨🇭Both, Franz1,555