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Esper, Stefan

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FIDEFIDE 1357140· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1984

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Stefan Esper, a 42-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1680. He has fluctuated between 1678 and 1719 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. His peak of 1719 was reached at age 41 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1680

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1719

−39 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 41

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#117,165

#117,165 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Jun 2026
2025
68th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1719
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1719
at age 41 · −39 from today
Feb 2025
2024
70th Swiss 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1712
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+261 Elo)
1451 → 1712
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Firas Elhamdi 1,765
28. Int. Meielisalp Open · Jan 2026 · +24.9 Elo
Evolution
-22
1702 → 1680
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
9/ 2045.0%
10W2D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsThomas Freiburghaus1,584·28. Int. Meielisalp Open·R2·-25.3
2.[L]vsJonas Posch1,559·Bundesturnier HT-3 2026·R7·-13.3
3.[L]vsThomas Christen1,821·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6·R1·-12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bundesturnier HT-3 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/5#771723-14.4
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#3352352+12.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#10371339-3.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6671681-0.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#2811755+8.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260/1#1062—-29.2
28. Int. Meielisalp Open
Swiss
Jan 20263/4#91918+4.8
Worst Elo result: SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4 (-29.2 Elo, finished #1062).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,225
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#81,561
in continent
World
#117,160
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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2225🇨🇭Esper, Stefan1,680
Europe
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81561🇨🇭Esper, Stefan1,680
World
1
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2
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117160🇨🇭Esper, Stefan1,680