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Nievergelt, Ruedi

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FIDEFIDE 1380125· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1942

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Ruedi Nievergelt, a 84-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1582 — just 3 short of his peak of 1585 (Apr 2026, age 84). He is currently in the 1550–1600 range. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, and SSS Zurich 2 2026.

Current rating

1582

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1585

−3 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 84

Activity

39

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#153,262

#153,262 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
All-time peak 1585
at age 84 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 84
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 84
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 84
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1579 · at age 84
Feb 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Heinz Haerdi 1,751
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
+3
1579 → 1582
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
5W3D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHans Joseph1,622·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R5·+11.2
2.[W]vsPeter Schoeb1,505·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R9·+7.9
3.[W]vsMikhail Galiash1,446·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7·R2·+6.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAgatha Schuler1,602·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R8·-9.3
2.[L]vsThomas Strupat1,653·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R7·-7.9
3.[L]vsFranco Keller1,655·SSS Zurich 2 2026·R3·-7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#12551111-2.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#372246+6.4
SSS Zurich 2 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/9#741543-10.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#1581767+10.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#6478000.0

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,679
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#101,582
in continent
World
#153,246
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Switzerland
1
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2,576
2
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2,546
3
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2,535
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,491
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
2679🇨🇭Nievergelt, Ruedi1,582
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
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
...
101582🇨🇭Nievergelt, Ruedi1,582
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
153246🇨🇭Nievergelt, Ruedi1,582