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Bursian, Tim
🇩🇪FIDE 12942120· Male· Germany· Born in 1993
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Tim Bursian, a 33-year-old German player, is rated 1852 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2015) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe D) and 1 blitz events (including 7. Bamberg Open Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd1784·Blz1724
All-time high
1852
at best
May 2026 · age 33
May 2026 · age 33
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,771
#60,771 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1852
at age 33
May 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 31
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1612 → 1798
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 31
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1685 → returned at 1656
Feb 2020
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1814 → 1852
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
8.5/ 1085.0%
7W3D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1879 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #8 | 2549 | +32.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,464
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#44,436
in continent
World
#60,771
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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