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Buhl, John

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FIDEFIDE 1470477· Male· Denmark· Born in 1953

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John Buhl, a 73-year-old Danish player, is rated 1795. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between May 2022 and Dec 2023. Recent standard appearances include 9HK Team 2025-26 Mar, 9HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and 9HK Team 2025-26 December. His peak of 1840 was reached at age 72 (Jan 2025).

Current rating

1795

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1840

−45 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 72

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#77,923

#77,923 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+138 Elo)
1702 → 1840
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1840
at age 72 · −45 from today
Jan 2025
2024
97th Danish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1828
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1712 → returned at 1710
May 2022
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Dec 2021

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Knud Peder Jensen 1,895
9HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb · Jan 2026 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-30
1825 → 1795
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
0.5/ 412.5%
0W2D2L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsKnud Peder Jensen1,895·9HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R3·+4.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAksel Hansen1,861·9HK Team 2025-26 December·R4·-16.9
2.[L]vsIvan Hesselholt1,869·9HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R2·-15.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
9HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20260/1#641069-16.8
9HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#801895+4.8
9HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20250/1#621061-18.0
Worst Elo result: 9HK Team 2025-26 December (-18.0 Elo, finished #62).

Rankings

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Denmark
#1,460
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#56,340
in continent
World
#77,923
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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2,626
2
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2,614
3
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2,590
4
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2,579
5
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2,559
6
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2,530
7
🇩🇰Hansen, Sune BergFollow Sune Berg HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,490
8
🇩🇰Rasmussen, Allan StigFollow Allan Stig RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
🇩🇰Ochsner, Bjorn MollerFollow Bjorn Moller OchsnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,478
10
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2,475
...
1460🇩🇰Buhl, John1,795
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
56340🇩🇰Buhl, John1,795
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
77923🇩🇰Buhl, John1,795