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Braak, Richard, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 24626422· Male· Germany· Born in 1985

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Richard, Dr. Braak, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 1959 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 8 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Reykjavik Open 2026 and Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt. Also played 1 blitz event (including Stuttgarter Bezirks-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2013–2014) and 121 months (2015–2025).

Previously known as Richard Guenzler (until Sep 2015).

Current rating

1959

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1970

All-time high

1959

at best
Mar 2024 · age 39

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#34,834

#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 41
May 2026
2024
All-time peak 1959
at age 39
Mar 2024
2015
Renamed to Braak, Richard
at age 30
Sep 2015
Inactive for 121 months
paused at 1932 → returned at 1947
May 2015
2013
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1957 → returned at 1954
Feb 2013
2008
Best 12-month gain (+138 Elo)
1774 → 1912
Jul 2008

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt
perf 2122 (+167) · 4.5/6 · #32
Top opponent
vs Stefan SolonarIM 2,249
Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt · Oct 2025 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
+12
1947 → 1959
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
8W2D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBenedikt BriemCM2,233·Reykjavik Open 2026·R1·+16.6
2.[D]vsStefan SolonarIM2,249·Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt·R3·+6.9
3.[W]vsPhilipp Tresper1,796·Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt·R2·+5.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsToma Niori1,639·Reykjavik Open 2026·R4·-17.2
2.[L]vsSteffen Hess2,081·Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt·R6·-6.5
3.[L]vsMagnus Johann Staudacher2,116·Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt·R4·-5.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/9#1381978+3.6
Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/6#322122+7.8

Rankings

/
Germany
#4,005
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#25,752
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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