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Sauer, Frank

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FIDEFIDE 24633682· Male· Germany· Born in 1968

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Frank Sauer, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1993. He has fluctuated between 1993 and 2046 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 96. Badische Einzelmeisterschaft (BEM) 2025, and 38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 A-Turnier. He had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2008), 17 months (2009–2010), 58 months (2011–2016), 14 months (2016–2017), 19 months (2017–2019) and 67 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2114 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2008).

Current rating

1993

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2114

−121 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 40

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#28,603

#28,603 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2019
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 2016 → returned at 2032
Nov 2019
2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2045 → returned at 2015
Sep 2017
2016
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2055 → returned at 2045
Jun 2016
2011
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 2084 → returned at 2055
Jul 2011
2009
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2088 → returned at 2066
Jan 2009
2008
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
2060 → 2114
Apr 2008

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 A-Turnier
perf 2108 (+76) · 4/7 · #42
Top opponent
vs Joachim Braun 2,202
96. Badische Einzelmeisterschaft (BEM) 2025 · Oct 2025 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
-23
2016 → 1993
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
9/ 2339.1%
8W2D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20261.5/9#9491806-52.8
96. Badische Einzelmeisterschaft (BEM) 2025
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/7#142113+14.4
38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/7#422108+16.0
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-52.8 Elo, finished #949).

Rankings

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Germany
#3,324
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#21,136
in continent
World
#28,603
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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Europe
1
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7
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