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Buergener, Richard
🇩🇪FIDE 16268768· Male· Germany· Born in 2011
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Richard Buergener, a 15-year-old German player, is rated 1861. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landes-Jugend-Einzelmeisterschaft Niedersachsen 2026 U16, 50 Jahre Raisdorfer SG A-Open, and Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open. His peak of 1913 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2025).
At junior level, he reached #96, #28 and #37 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1861
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1913
−52 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 14
Feb 2025 · age 14
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#58,330
#58,330 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
96th German U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1905
Feb 2026
2025
28th German U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1913
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+375 Elo)
1538 → 1913
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1913
at age 14 · −52 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Nov 2024
2023
37th German U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1583
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1903 → 1861
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
16/ 4535.6%
9W20D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 1834 | -31.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #11 | 1951 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #47 | 1951 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/7 | #14 | 1828 | -32.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #45 | 1915 | +6.0 |
Worst Elo result: Bezirk Lueneburg Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Meisterturnier (-32.4 Elo, finished #14).
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,283
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#42,745
in continent
World
#58,329
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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