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Baur, Volker, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 24609765· Male· Germany· Born in 1983
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Volker, Dr. Baur, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 1924. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: 6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2008–2009), 44 months (2013–2017), 22 months (2017–2019) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2134 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2007).
Current rating
1924
Standard
Rpd1943·Blz2015
All-time high
2134
−210 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 24
Jan 2007 · age 24
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42,311
#42,311 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1883 → 1951
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 39
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1942
Apr 2020
2017
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2052 → returned at 2016
Aug 2017
2013
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2099 → returned at 2052
Nov 2013
2008
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2078 → returned at 2079
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1919 → 1924
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #39 | 1985 | +4.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,740
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#31,249
in continent
World
#42,310
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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