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Buecker, Timo

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FIDEFIDE 24634484· Male· Germany· Born in 1970

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Timo Buecker, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1820. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LEM Schleswig-Holstein 2026 Kandidaten, 74. Stadtmeisterschaft Osnabrueck, and 37. Kieler Open 2025. He had 5 career breaks: 26 months (2005–2008), 19 months (2015–2017), 14 months (2017–2018), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1918 was reached at age 43 (Jun 2013).

Current rating

1820

Standard

Rpd1844·Blz—

All-time high

1918

−98 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 43

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#70,155

#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1699 → 1824
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1706 → returned at 1854
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1727 → returned at 1699
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1801 → returned at 1810
May 2017
2015
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1834 → returned at 1801
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
LEM Schleswig-Holstein 2026 Kandidaten
perf 1975 (+155) · 4/5 · #10
Top opponent
vs Matthias Behrendt 1,814
LEM Schleswig-Holstein 2026 Kandidaten · Mar 2026 · +9.8 Elo
Evolution
-34
1854 → 1820
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
6W10D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMatthias Behrendt1,814·LEM Schleswig-Holstein 2026 Kandidaten·R6·+9.8
2.[W]vsOliver Fluck1,697·37. Kieler Open 2025·R7·+6.2
3.[W]vsEdmund Klein1,601·37. Kieler Open 2025·R1·+4.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJustin Rothe1,695·37. Kieler Open 2025·R5·-13.8
2.[L]vsMattis Fels1,785·74. Stadtmeisterschaft Osnabrueck·R5·-11.1
3.[L]vsBuelent Saglam2,128·37. Kieler Open 2025·R2·-3.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LEM Schleswig-Holstein 2026 Kandidaten
Swiss
Mar 20264/5#101975-1.8
74. Stadtmeisterschaft Osnabrueck
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/2#422782-13.8
37. Kieler Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#611859-18.2
Worst Elo result: 37. Kieler Open 2025 (-18.2 Elo, finished #61).

Rankings

/
Germany
#7,380
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#51,005
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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10
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7380🇩🇪Buecker, Timo1,820
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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51005🇩🇪Buecker, Timo1,820
World
1
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2
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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70154🇩🇪Buecker, Timo1,820