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Buss, Heiko

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FIDEFIDE 24665754· Male· Germany· Born in 1952

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Heiko Buss, a 74-year-old German player, is rated 1851. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D, and 4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A. He had 3 career breaks: 60 months (2014–2020), 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1934 was reached at age 68 (Jan 2020).

Current rating

1851

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1934

−83 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 68

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#61,078

#61,078 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1886 → returned at 1888
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1839 → 1897
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 71
Mar 2023
2020
All-time peak 1934
at age 68 · −83 from today
Jan 2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1934 → returned at 1904
Jan 2020
2014
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Dec 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Joerg Schmidt 2,044
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65 · Jul 2025 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
-35
1886 → 1851
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
10/ 2147.6%
8W4D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
58. Niedersaechsische Senioren-Schacheinzelmeisterschaft 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#301809-8.4
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/4#281867+1.0
4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Aug 20250/3#911086-30.2
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/7#621892+2.0
Worst Elo result: 4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A (-30.2 Elo, finished #91).

Rankings

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Germany
#6,491
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#44,659
in continent
World
#61,078
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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Europe
1
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7
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