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BA
Bursch, Alexander
🇩🇪FIDE 16234987· Male· Germany· Born in 1988
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Alexander Bursch, a 38-year-old German player, is rated 1820 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2019), 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025 and 10. Offene Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft SB Dessau 2025.
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd1812·Blz—
All-time high
1820
at best
Sep 2025 · age 37
Sep 2025 · age 37
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1820
at age 37
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+129 Elo)
1690 → 1819
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1698 → returned at 1818
Jul 2023
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1691 → returned at 1690
Dec 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1818 → 1820
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/1 | #131 | 1868 | +1.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/4 | #9 | 2008 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,380
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#51,005
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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