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Buetow, Ingo
🇩🇪FIDE 24661228· Male· Germany· Born in 1973
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Ingo Buetow, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 1822 — just 9 short of his peak of 1831 (Oct 2012, age 39). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 18 months (2011–2012), 29 months (2012–2015), 30 months (2015–2017), 40 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open.
Current rating
1822
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1831
−9 pts below
Oct 2012 · age 39
Oct 2012 · age 39
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#69,558
#69,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1690 → 1811
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1690 → returned at 1811
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1722 → returned at 1690
Sep 2019
2015
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1822 → returned at 1804
Apr 2015
2012
Crossed 1800
at age 39
Oct 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
1811 → 1822
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 1865 | +11.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,323
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#50,618
in continent
World
#69,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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