Lucas Brunner
Swiss chess grandmaster (born 1967)
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Lucas Brunner (born 29 May 1967) is a Swiss chess grandmaster. He was Swiss Chess Champion in 1994.
Born29 May 1967 (age 58)
Bern, Switzerland
Country
- West Germany (until 1990)
- Switzerland (since 1990)
TitleGrandmaster (1994)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1967 (age 58) Bern, Switzerland |
| Chess career | |
| Country |
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| Title | Grandmaster (1994) |
| FIDE rating | 2406 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2535 (January 1995) |
Chess career
Brunner was born in Bern on 29 May 1967. He moved to West Germany as a child, where he won the German U20 Chess Championship and earned his international master title in 1986. He returned to Switzerland in 1990 and became the first Swiss-born grandmaster when he achieved the title in 1994. He also won the Swiss Chess Championship that year.[1] He is the No. 9 ranked Swiss player as of February 2018.[2]
