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Bruehl, Rainer
🇩🇪FIDE 16235673· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Rainer Bruehl, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1551 — just 4 short of his peak of 1555 (Mar 2024, age 58). He is progressing steadily with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026, 24. Offene Bremer Einzelmeisterschaft 2026, and Sachseneinzelmeisterschaft 2025-2026.
Current rating
1551
Standard
Rpd1562·Blz1550
All-time high
1555
−4 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 58
Mar 2024 · age 58
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,899
#165,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+286 Elo)
1269 → 1555
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 58
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1555
at age 58 · −4 from today
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 56
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1293 → returned at 1268
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1517 → 1551
Tournaments
6
37 games
Score
11/ 3729.7%
9W4D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #45 | 1676 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #58 | 1626 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/4 | #52 | 960 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/6 | #43 | 1569 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #37 | 1706 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/8 | #81 | 1658 | +19.6 |
Rankings
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Germany
#13,155
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#107,968
in continent
World
#165,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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