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Buchwald, Svea
🇭🇷FIDE 14567423· Female· Croatia· Born in 2007
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Svea Buchwald, a 19-year-old Croatian player, is rated 1589 — her current career high. She plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniorke do 19 godina. Also played 1 rapid event (including R: Prvenstvo Hrvatske u ubrzanom sahu za mlade do 18 godina za 2025. godinu Z_18) recently.
At junior level, she reached #85, #93, #94 and #80 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1589
Standard
Rpd1482·Blz1532
All-time high
1589
at best
Sep 2025 · age 18
Sep 2025 · age 18
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#151,168
#151,168 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
85th Croatian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1589
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1589
at age 18
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+328 Elo)
1232 → 1560
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniorke do 19 godinaperf 1806 (+255) · 3.5/6 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1551 → 1589
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
2W5D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsMarta Trgovac1,813·S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniorke do 19 godina·R1·+12.8
2.[D]vsLuna Vukoja1,807·S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniorke do 19 godina·R2·+12.5
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLaura Friscic1,830·S: Pojedinacno juniorsko prvenstvo Hrvatske - juniorke do 19 godina·R4·-6.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #5 | 1806 | +38.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetra Karij
🇭🇷CRO·1759
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJosipa Zovko
🇭🇷CRO·1845
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLucija Botica
🇭🇷CRO·1681
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsLaura Lukinovic
🇭🇷CRO·1614
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Croatia
#2,030
out of 2,918 players
Europe
#100,513
in continent
World
#151,153
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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