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Gwerder, Simon

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FIDEFIDE 1357689· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2008

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Simon Gwerder, a 18-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1875 — just 15 short of his peak of 1890 (Mar 2026, age 18). He is rising rapidly, having gained +164 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 6-7. Also played 2 rapid (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Swiss Blitz Championship 2025) recently.

At junior level, he reached #28 and #45 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1875

Standard

Rpd1712·Blz1833

All-time high

1890

−15 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18

Activity

41

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#54,478

#54,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
28th Swiss U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1890
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1890
at age 18 · −15 from today
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Feb 2026
100 career games
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+396 Elo)
1312 → 1708
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
SEM 2025 HT2
perf 2190 (+364) · 5.5/6 · #10
Top opponent
vs Daniel Kuchen 2,030
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7 · Mar 2026 · +8.4 Elo
Evolution
+114
1761 → 1875
Tournaments
15
51 games
Score
32.5/ 5163.7%
30W5D16L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMike Keller1,584·Wohlen Amateur Open 2025·R2·-31.9
2.[L]vsRuedi Scholian1,680·49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein·R1·-30.4
3.[L]vsDacian Walker1,624·17. Open Lugano and U18·R5·-28.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6242030+7.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/1#5452506+10.0
IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 6-7
Team
Jan 20260/1#31949-23.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#3512659+24.4
U18 Qualification Basel Standard
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#101833+13.2
49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/7#101893+45.2
IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 1-5
Team
Nov 20251/1#202613+20.8
17. Open Lugano and U18
Swiss
Nov 20253/3#182388-11.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/1#10341147-12.0
SMM 2025 3. Liga round 7-8
Team
Sep 20250/1#386987-22.0
Worst Elo result: Wohlen Amateur Open 2025 (-30.4 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#952
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#39,996
in continent
World
#54,477
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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952🇨🇭Gwerder, Simon1,875
Europe
1
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World
1
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2
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2,767
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2,764
8
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