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Buchner, Emil

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FIDEFIDE 14379180· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012

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Emil Buchner, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1475. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (C), 2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (B). His peak of 1550 was reached at age 13 (Jul 2025).

At junior level, he reached #68 nationally in U14.

Current rating

1475

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1550

−75 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 13

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#194,007

#194,007 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
68th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1550
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1550
at age 13 · −75 from today
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1550 · at age 13
Jul 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Logan Van Loggerenberg 1,588
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen) · Jun 2025 · +22.2 Elo
Evolution
-75
1550 → 1475
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
12.5/ 3337.9%
14W3D16L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (C)
Swiss
Apr 20262/1#112281-20.8
2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Feb 20262/2#172223-12.4
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (B)
Swiss
Jan 20261/3#111423-18.4
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U14)
Swiss
Aug 20254/1#412335-20.8
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
Swiss
Jun 20253.5/6#2015010.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (C) (-20.8 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,512
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,149
in continent
World
#193,911
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
South Africa
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3
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,245
...
1512🇿🇦Buchner, Emil1,475
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
8149🇿🇦Buchner, Emil1,475
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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193911🇿🇦Buchner, Emil1,475