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Buiten, Herman

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FIDEFIDE 20617488· Male· France· Born in 1948

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Herman Buiten, a 78-year-old French player, is rated 1566. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 16 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - OCC Janvier and Albi-XXeme open fide Tarn Nord 2025 (-2400). Also played 1 rapid event (including Tournoi rapide Michel De Baralle - A (elo 1500 et plus) - Albi 2025) recently. His peak of 1707 was reached at age 63 (Mar 2011).

Current rating

1566

Standard

Rpd1617·Blz—

All-time high

1707

−141 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 63

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#160,089

#160,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 77
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1373 → 1603
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 76
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1535 → returned at 1524
Nov 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2nd Open International des Maitres du Temps de Castres
perf 1764 (+198) · 2.5/5 · #14
Top opponent
vs Thierry Carivenc 1,784
2nd Open International des Maitres du Temps de Castres · May 2026 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-16
1582 → 1566
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
4.5/ 1923.7%
8W1D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2nd Open International des Maitres du Temps de Castres
Open Swiss
May 20262.5/5#141764+3.4
Team 2026 - OCC Janvier
Team
Jan 20260/1#210820-8.6
Albi-XXeme open fide Tarn Nord 2025 (-2400)
Open Swiss
Sep 20252/4#721688-10.0

Rankings

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France
#12,486
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#105,119
in continent
World
#160,072
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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