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BJ
Braun, Joachim
🇩🇪FIDE 24637955· Male· Germany· Born in 1989
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Joachim Braun, a 37-year-old German player, is rated 2166 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2157 and 2217 over the past 2 years. 32 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). His peak of 2217 was reached at age 37 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #51 and #35 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2166
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2217
−51 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 37
Feb 2026 · age 37
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,178 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
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 · −51 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
2202 → 2166
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
15/ 2560.0%
11W8D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #76 | 2007 | -29.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #930 | 2060 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2352 | +26.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #7 | 2123 | -12.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,090
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,247
in continent
World
#10,178
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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