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Busch, Mike

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FIDEFIDE 16207360· Male· Germany· Born in 1999

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Mike Busch, a 27-year-old German player, is rated 2056 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 10 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6, and SMM 2025 1.Liga round 5. He had 2 career breaks: 72 months (2016–2022) and 20 months (2022–2024).

Current rating

2056

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1939

All-time high

2056

at best
Mar 2026 · age 27

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,053 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 2056
at age 27
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1854 → 2031
Nov 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 25
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Jun 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Jul 2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1854 → returned at 1897
Jul 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Florian Zarri 2,058
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +10.1 Elo
Evolution
+8
2048 → 2056
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFlorian Zarri2,058·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6·R1·+10.1
2.[W]vsHorst Zesiger2,030·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 5·R1·+9.5
3.[W]vsSasko Ristevski1,930·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6·R1·+6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#2582070+0.8
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#62730+6.8
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 5
Team
Jun 20251/1#42830+9.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#2,334
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#14,702
in continent
World
#20,053
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
2334🇩🇪Busch, Mike2,056
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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14702🇩🇪Busch, Mike2,056
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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20053🇩🇪Busch, Mike2,056