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Buente, Kirsten
🇩🇪FIDE 16200535· Female· Germany· Born in 2003
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Kirsten Buente, a 23-year-old German player, is rated 1906 — her current career high. She is rising rapidly, having gained +171 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe B, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, and 2. Frauenbundesliga West 2025-2026 Februar 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Teutopokal September 2025) recently. She had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included), 17 months (2021–2023) and 13 months (2023–2024).
Current rating
1906
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1782
All-time high
1906
at best
Jun 2026 · age 23
Jun 2026 · age 23
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#46,659
#46,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1906
at age 23
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+239 Elo)
1496 → 1735
Jan 2025
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1496 → returned at 1687
Feb 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
2021
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1478 → returned at 1496
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+171
1735 → 1906
Tournaments
8
31 games
Score
21.5/ 3169.4%
15W13D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #45 | 2030 | +20.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #9 | 2146 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #20 | 1997 | +20.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2051 | +11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2611 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2216 | +47.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2809 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #16 | 2277 | +30.6 |
Hot streak: 8 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,136
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#34,379
in continent
World
#46,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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