What is Mueller, Richard's FIDE rating?

Mueller, Richard's current standard FIDE rating is 2178.

What is Mueller, Richard's world ranking?

Mueller, Richard is currently ranked #9,406 in the world (standard rating).

What is Mueller, Richard's ranking in Germany?

Mueller, Richard is currently ranked #985 in Germany.

What is Mueller, Richard's continental ranking?

Mueller, Richard is currently ranked #6,644 in their continent.

What is Mueller, Richard's ranking in the 20-35 category?

Mueller, Richard is ranked #307 in Germany in the 20-35 age group.

What is Mueller, Richard's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Mueller, Richard's all-time peak standard rating is 2196.

When did Mueller, Richard receive their first FIDE rating?

Mueller, Richard first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2006.

Which federation does Mueller, Richard represent?

Mueller, Richard represents Germany (GER).

How old is Mueller, Richard?

Mueller, Richard was born in 1993 and is 33 years old.

When did Mueller, Richard reach their peak rating?

Mueller, Richard reached their peak standard rating of 2196 in 2023, at age 30.

MR

Mueller, Richard

🇩🇪

FIDE 24647128· Male· Germany· Born in 1993

Richard Mueller, a 33-year-old German player, is rated 2178 — just 18 short of his peak of 2196 (Jul 2023, age 30) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2015–2016), 45 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2023–2026).

At junior level, he reached #30, #49, #75 and #35 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2178

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2196

−18 pts below
Jul 2023 · age 30

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,406 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries

2023

Inactive for 32 months

paused at 2170 → returned at 2178

Sep 2023

All-time peak 2196

at age 30 · −18 from today

Jul 2023

2019

Inactive for 45 months

paused at 2159 → returned at 2189

May 2019

2015

Inactive for 18 months

paused at 2170 → returned at 2164

May 2015

7-month rising streak

+51 Elo

Mar 2015

2013

30th German U20 player

at age 20 · rated 2132

Dec 2013

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Cliff WichmannIM 2,250

1. Heidenauer Schach-Open · Apr 2026 · +2.0 Elo

Evolution

+8

2170 → 2178

Tournaments

1

6 games

Score

4.5/ 675.0%

3W3D0L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsOlena Kosovska1,940·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R2·+4.1

2.[W]vsNiklas Stark1,915·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R1·+3.6

3.[D]vsCliff WichmannIM2,250·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R5·+2.0

Top losses

Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
1. Heidenauer Schach-Open Open Swiss	Apr 2026	4.5/6	#3	2200	+7.8	▸

Rankings

/

Germany

#985

out of 15,549 players

Europe

#6,644

in continent

World

#9,406

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

Germany

1	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
2	🇩🇪Bluebaum, Matthias	2,694
3	🇩🇪Svane, Frederik	2,657
4	🇩🇪Donchenko, Alexander	2,640
5	🇩🇪Kollars, Dmitrij	2,634
6	🇩🇪Svane, Rasmus	2,620
7	🇩🇪Doettling, Fabian	2,593
8	🇩🇪Wagner, Dennis	2,591
9	🇩🇪Engel, Luis	2,588
10	🇩🇪Braun, Arik	2,587
...
985	🇩🇪Mueller, Richard	2,178

Europe

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
3	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
4	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,744
5	🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2,739
6	🇭🇺Rapport, Richard	2,729
7	🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden	2,728
8	🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2,721
9	🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2,717
10	🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan	2,713
...
6644	🇩🇪Mueller, Richard	2,178

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
9406	🇩🇪Mueller, Richard	2,178