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Buendgen, Achim
CM🇩🇪FIDE 24646377· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Achim Buendgen, a 60-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2110 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 6 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including 9. Offenes Muensteraner ELO-Blitzschachturnier) recently. His peak of 2242 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2006).
Awarded CM in 2012 (age 46).
Current rating
2110
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2005
All-time high
2242
−132 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 40
Jul 2006 · age 40
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,471 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 59
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Oct 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2118
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
2106 → 2110
Tournaments
15
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
6W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #213 | 1418 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #48 | 2517 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #52 | 2632 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #202 | 1187 | -13.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2201 | +5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2999 | +12.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2861 | +9.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #67 | 2798 | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #122 | 2052 | -1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2168 | +2.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,623
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#10,483
in continent
World
#14,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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