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Bucher, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 1361007· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1983

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Thomas Bucher, a 43-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1688. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. His peak of 1772 was reached at age 42 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1688

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1772

−84 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 42

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#114,037

#114,037 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Feb 2026
2025
55th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1772
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1772
at age 42 · −84 from today
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rolf Zuercher 1,839
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2 · Apr 2026 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
-33
1721 → 1688
Tournaments
13
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
11W6D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDirk Abeln1,800·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R1·+24.6
2.[W]vsXavier Gobet1,743·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2·R2·+22.5
3.[W]vsVincent Navarini1,727·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R4·+20.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEliana Maylen Schneider1,500·17. Open Lugano and U18·R6·-30.3
2.[L]vsIgor Dzakula1,670·SMM 2025 3. Liga round 4·R1·-22.9
3.[L]vsCarlo Bonferroni1,752·Bundesturnier HT2 2025·R7·-18.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#6271839+4.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#3802536+12.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#2202394+8.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#712602+28.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260/1#1016991-7.4
Worst Elo result: 28. Int. Meielisalp Open (-51.2 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#2,118
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#79,644
in continent
World
#114,034
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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2118🇨🇭Bucher, Thomas1,688
Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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World
1
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2
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2,767
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