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Kaelin, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 1371150· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1959

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Richard Kaelin, a 67-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1878 — just 13 short of his peak of 1891 (Mar 2026, age 67). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 6 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, ZSMM 2025-26 round 5, and ZSMM 2025-26 round 4.

Current rating

1878

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1891

−13 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 67

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#53,707

#53,707 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
All-time peak 1891
at age 67 · −13 from today
Mar 2026
2025
79th Swiss 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1880
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 66
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1880 · at age 66
Dec 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sandro Knaus 2,062
ZSMM 2025-26 round 5 · Feb 2026 · +9.1 Elo
Evolution
-2
1880 → 1878
Tournaments
9
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
4W7D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarko Djurdjevic1,889·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R6·+20.5
2.[W]vsMustafa Zeqiri1,817·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R3·+16.4
3.[W]vsFerdinand Schlaepfer1,671·ZSMM 2025-26 round 2·R2·+9.2
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsCharlie Pearson1,766·Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A·R2·-26.3
2.[L]vsHeinrich Tanner2,026·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·-12.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#9801226-12.8
ZSMM 2025-26 round 5
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#72062+10.4
ZSMM 2025-26 round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#91892+1.6
ZSMM 2025-26 round 2
Team
Nov 20251/1#516910.0
Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/7#1818500.0

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#935
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#39,450
in continent
World
#53,707
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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10
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935🇨🇭Kaelin, Richard1,878
Europe
1
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2
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3
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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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2,717
8
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10
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39450🇨🇭Kaelin, Richard1,878
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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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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10
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53707🇨🇭Kaelin, Richard1,878