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Bussard, Christian
FM🇩🇪FIDE 24624446· Male· Germany· Born in 1987
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Christian Bussard, a 39-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2195 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2008–2009), 24 months (2010–2012) and 13 months (2022–2023). Recent appearances: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Februar 2026 and 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. His peak of 2302 was reached at age 32 (May 2019).
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 32). At junior level, he reached #85 and #97 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2195
Standard
Rpd2195·Blz2124
All-time high
2302
−107 pts below
May 2019 · age 32
May 2019 · age 32
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,447 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
55th German 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2238
Sep 2024
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2224 → returned at 2229
Oct 2022
2019
FM title awardedFM
at age 32
Jul 2019
Crossed 2300
at age 32
May 2019
All-time peak 2302
at age 32 · −107 from today
May 2019
2017
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
2187 → 2251
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
2227 → 2195
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 2704 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #239 | 2093 | -18.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #71 | 1194 | -15.8 |
Worst Elo result: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft (-18.8 Elo, finished #239).
Rankings
/
Germany
#884
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,929
in continent
World
#8,447
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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