Baur, Frank

Frank Baur, a 45-year-old German player, is rated 2088 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 9 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 36. Staufer Open A, 19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 A, and Wuerttembergische Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Kandidatenturnier. Also played 2 rapid events (including SVA Masters 2. Rapid Chess Chamionship Goeppingen 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2007), 22 months (2007–2009), 90 months (2009–2017) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2175 was reached at age 28 (Sep 2009).