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Braun, Joachim

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FIDEFIDE 24637955· Male· Germany· Born in 1989

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Joachim Braun, a 37-year-old German player, is rated 2195 — just 22 short of his peak of 2217 (Feb 2026, age 37) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 42. Open Untergrombach 2026 A-Open, and 96. Badische Einzelmeisterschaft (BEM) 2025. He had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 40 months (2011–2015), 32 months (2017–2020), 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2022–2025).

At junior level, he reached #51 and #35 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2195

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2217

−22 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 37

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#8,447 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
74th German 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2217
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2217
at age 37 · −22 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 36
Jul 2025
2022
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2157 → returned at 2202
Oct 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2159 → returned at 2157
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Internationale Stuttgarter Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 A-Turnier
perf 2414 (+212) · 5.5/7 · #6
Top opponent
vs Upadhyaya AnweshIM 2,405
42. Open Untergrombach 2026 A-Open · Jan 2026 · +14.9 Elo
Evolution
+38
2157 → 2195
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
17.5/ 2667.3%
14W7D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/5#9302060-22.0
42. Open Untergrombach 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/7#22352+26.6
96. Badische Einzelmeisterschaft (BEM) 2025
Swiss
Oct 20254/7#72123-12.4
Internationale Stuttgarter Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 A-Turnier
Open Swiss
May 20255.5/7#62414+45.4
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-22.0 Elo, finished #930).

Rankings

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Germany
#884
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,929
in continent
World
#8,447
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
884🇩🇪Braun, Joachim2,195
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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5929🇩🇪Braun, Joachim2,195
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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8447🇩🇪Braun, Joachim2,195