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Buss, Stephan
🇩🇪FIDE 1271218· Male· Germany· Born in 1972
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Stephan Buss, a 54-year-old German player, is rated 1989. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2016–2018), 12 months (2019–2020) and 14 months (2021–2023). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B. Also played 1 blitz event (including 22. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. His peak of 2044 was reached at age 40 (May 2012).
Current rating
1989
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1942
All-time high
2044
−55 pts below
May 2012 · age 40
May 2012 · age 40
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,259
#29,259 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1986 → returned at 1978
Nov 2021
2020
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1966 → 1997
Mar 2020
2019
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1997
Feb 2019
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1955 → returned at 1956
Feb 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Feb 2015
2012
Crossed 2000
at age 40
May 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1984 → 1989
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #40 | 2022 | +5.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,407
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#21,627
in continent
World
#29,259
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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