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Buschman, Rob
🇳🇱FIDE 1047787· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1951
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Rob Buschman, a 75-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1722. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. His peak of 1796 was reached at age 73 (Aug 2024).
Current rating
1722
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1753
All-time high
1796
−74 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 73
Aug 2024 · age 73
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#102,130
#102,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
100 career games
at age 74
Aug 2025
2024
All-time peak 1796
at age 73 · −74 from today
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1590 → 1794
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1564 → returned at 1568
Feb 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-40
1762 → 1722
Tournaments
6
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
3W17D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #196 | 1524 | -5.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #68 | 2510 | +9.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #260 | 1755 | -1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #247 | 1524 | -5.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #166 | 1699 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #20 | 1678 | -37.4 |
Worst Elo result: UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - C (-37.4 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#3,796
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#72,295
in continent
World
#102,128
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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