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10 Best Swiss Chess Players From Switzerland (FIDE Ranked)

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Best Swiss Chess Players From Switzerland

In the last list of the top Chess players we published, we went over the best Brazilian Chess players. Now in this article, we’re ranking the best Swiss Chess players from Switzerland rated by FIDE. All of the players in the top ten are International Masters with an Elo rating over 2400 and Grandmasters with Elo ratings over 2500. For more information on ratings, see the guide on how to get a FIDE rating.

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  • 10. Fabian Baenziger
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 9. Richard Forster
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 8. Oliver Kurmann
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 7. Clovis Vernay
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 6. Robert Fontaine
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 5. Sebastian Bogner
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 4. Yannick Pelletier
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 3. Nico Georgiadis
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 2. Noel Studer
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 1. Vadim Milov
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10. Fabian Baenziger

Full name: Fabian Baenziger

Title: International Master

Born: January 1, 2002

Federation: Switzerland

Ratings

World ranking: 1173

Rapid: 2219

Blitz: 2324

Classical: 2450

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Fabian Baenziger was given the title of International Master in 2018 and the FIDE Master in 2016. He was a chess player from 2016 to 2022, playing 334 games for which, he won 92, drew 50, and lost 92, cumulating to an average score of 50 percent. Fabian has played in various tournaments like; TCh-AUT 2021-2022, 5th Sharjah Masters 2022, TCh-SUI 2022, and Mitropa Cup 2022.

9. Richard Forster

Full name: Richard Forster

Title: International Master

Born: January 18, 1975

Federation: Switzerland

Ratings

World ranking: 1064

Rapid: N/A

Blitz: N/A

Classical: 2461

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

In 1997, Richard Forster was accorded the title of International Master. The highest Peak rating he ever achieved was 2496 in 2006. Forster has been playing chess from 1990 until 2021, equaling 636 games in total. In those games, he has won 163, drawn 184, and lost 184, resulting in an average score of 49.61 percent. Forster has played in several tournaments, including TCh-SUI 2022, 2021, and 2019 and the 34th ECC Open of 2018.

8. Oliver Kurmann

Full name: Oliver Kurmann

Title: International Master

Born: February 22, 1985

Federation: Switzerland

Ratings

World ranking: 977

Rapid: 2396

Blitz: 2475

Classical: 2468

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Oliver Kurmann was presented with the International Master title in 2007. From 1999 to 2022, Oliver has played 664 games; 209 wins, 243 draws, and 212 losses accumulating to an average score of 49.77percent. He has since played in various matches, including TCh- SUI 2022, Bundesliga 2021-22, 8th Sunway Sitges 2021, and 23rd European Teams 2021.

7. Clovis Vernay

Full name: Clovis Vernay

Title: Grandmaster

Born: January 1, 1989

Federation: Switzerland

Ratings

World ranking: 558

Rapid: 2476

Blitz: 2474

Classical: 2520

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

In 2022, Clovis Vernay was granted the title of Grandmaster. Before that, he had been awarded the International Master title and the FIDE Master title in 2008 and 2006, respectively. He has played a couple of games from 2002 to 2022 totaling 488; 190 wins, 162 draws, and 136 losses account for 55.05 percent.

6. Robert Fontaine

Full name: Robert Fontaine

Title: Grandmaster

Born: November 18, 1980

Federation: Switzerland

Ratings

World ranking: 426

Rapid: N/A

Blitz: N/A

Classical: 2541

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Robert Fontaine has crowned the title of Grandmaster in 2002 and the International Master in 1997. He has a FIDE rating of 2541 and a Peak rating of 2572. At the 36th chess Olympiad in 2004, Fontaine participated in the tournament on the French national team. In the 976 games he has played, he has won 358, 368 draws, and 250 losses, thus earning a score of 55.53 percent.

5. Sebastian Bogner

Full name: Sebastian Bogner

Title: Grandmaster

Born: January 17, 1991

Federation: Switzerland

Ratings

World ranking: 415

Rapid: 2552

Blitz: 2500

Classical: 2543

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Sebastian Bogner has conferred the title of Grandmaster in 2009 and the International Master title in 2005. He has a FIDE rating of 2543 and a Peak rating of 2619. He played for Germany at the 39th chess Olympiad before switching to play for Switzerland at the 42nd Chess Olympiad in 2013. In addition, Bogner participated in the European Individual chess tournament and attained victory in the Swiss chess tournament in 2018. However, he failed to proceed to the second round of the FIDE World cup after being eliminated in the first round by Iniyan P.

4. Yannick Pelletier

Full name: Yannick Pelletier

Title: Grandmaster

Born: September 22, 1976

Federation: Switzerland

Ratings

World ranking: 379

Rapid: 2643

Blitz: N/A

Classical: 2552

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Yannick Pelletier was granted the title of Grandmaster in 2001 and International Master in 1995 and was recognized as a FIDE trainer in 2016. He has a FIDE rating of 2549 and a Peak rating of 2624. He is a six-time victor of the Swiss chess championship, including the years 2017, 2014, 2010, 2002, 2000, and 1995. Pelletier is also the winner of other titles at the Swiss team tournaments.

3. Nico Georgiadis

Full name: Nico Georgiadis

Title: Grandmaster

Born: January 22, 1996

Federation: Switzerland

Ratings

World ranking: 286

Rapid: 2494

Blitz: 2428

Classical: 2578

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Nico Georgiadis was accorded the title of Grandmaster in 2017, the International Master title in 2013, and the FIDE Master title in 2011. He has a FIDE rating of 2578 and a Peak rating of 2553. The most notable chess games he has participated in include the 2012 and 2014 Gilbraltar Masters, 2015 Dubai Chess Open, 2013 World Junior Championship, 2016 Baku Olympiad, 2015 Dubai chess open, and 2015 World Junior championship, to name a few.

2. Noel Studer

Full name: Noel Studer

Title: Grandmaster

Born: October 18, 1996

Federation: Switzerland

Ratings

World ranking: 277

Rapid: 2422

Blitz: 2450

Classical: 2582

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

In 2017, Noel Studer was accorded the title of Grandmaster. Before then, he had been presented with the International Master title in 2014, and the FIDE Master title in 2012. He has a peak rating of 2588 and a FIDE rating of 2582 and was recognized as a FIDE trainer in 2015. In 2021, Noel was ranked the second best Swizz player in chess. He also competed in the Accentus Young Masters in 2019.

1. Vadim Milov

Full name: Vadim Milov

Title: Grandmaster

Born: August 1, 1972

Federation: Switzerland

Ratings

World ranking: 215

Rapid: 2631

Blitz: 2519

Classical: 2600

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com
  • The Chess Journal

Vadim Milov was given the title of Grandmaster in 1993. He has a FIDE rating of 2600 and a Peak rating of 2705. Milov and Karpov Anatoly co-won the GM Invitation tournament in 1996. In 1999, he clinched the Australian Open chess tournament. Furthermore, Milov topped the Aeroflot Open in 2002, Geneva in 2004, Santo Domingo in 2003, the US Open in 2005, and Gilbraltar in 2009. He also was victorious at the Corsica Masters International Rapid in 2005. The best of his chess game career was also achieved when he gained victory in the Swiss Chess Tournament. he took part in two chess Olympiads in 2015.

 

That concludes the list of the best Swiss Chess players. If you like list posts like this, you may also be interested in seeing the ten best Chinese Chess players or the best Classical Chess players.

Sources

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