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Browning, Alex
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12984019· Male· Germany· Born in 2001
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Alex Browning, a 25-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2313 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Januar 2026. His peak of 2352 was reached at age 22 (Mar 2023).
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at II Mindsports Masters Festival IM Norm - Group B 2023. At junior level, he reached #14, #10, #26 and #29 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2313
Standard
Rpd2287·Blz2307
All-time high
2352
−39 pts below
Mar 2023 · age 22
Mar 2023 · age 22
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#317 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
May 2026
500 career games
at age 25
May 2026
2023
88th German 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2347
Oct 2023
All-time peak 2352
at age 22 · −39 from today
Mar 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Feb 2023
2021
14th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2307
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
2279 → 2313
Tournaments
11
58 games
Score
34.5/ 5859.5%
31W18D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2498 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #42 | 2353 | +18.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #61 | 2408 | +7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 2060 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #27 | 2330 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #30 | 2229 | -7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 3022 | +8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #68 | 2061 | -11.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #29 | 2999 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2220 | -3.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsPascal BrunkeFM
🇩🇪GER·2347
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAlexander CherniaevGM
🇬🇧ENG·2275
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDennis Luft
🇩🇪GER·2264
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsPeter G LargeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2154
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Germany
#317
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,421
in continent
World
#3,664
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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