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Fend, Juergen
🇨🇭FIDE 4641353· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1967
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Juergen Fend, a 59-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2268 — just 20 short of his peak of 2288 (Mar 2019, age 52) and sitting in the top 2% of Swiss players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is currently in the 2250–2300 range. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLA 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. Also played 1 rapid (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Swiss Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 38 months (2003–2007) and 31 months (2007–2009). He reached Swiss #57 in Aug 2025.
Competes for Switzerland since Nov 2024.
Current rating
2268
Standard
Rpd2224·Blz2191
All-time high
2288
−20 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 52
Mar 2019 · age 52
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#58 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Peak Swiss rank: #57
at age 58 · rated 2266
Aug 2025
5th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2266
Jul 2025
2024
Switched federation: GER → SUI
at age 57
Nov 2024
2019
10th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2288
Mar 2019
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
2241 → 2288
Mar 2019
All-time peak 2288
at age 52 · −20 from today
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
2257 → 2268
Tournaments
10
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
4W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2367 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 3275 | +15.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #687 | 2274 | +0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1095 | 2149 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #493 | 2212 | -1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #178 | 3117 | +12.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #428 | 2184 | -2.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #75 | 1998 | -13.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0.5/2 | #54 | 2096 | -8.8 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 3018 | +9.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#58
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#3,472
in continent
World
#5,146
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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