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von Buenau, Heinrich
🇩🇪FIDE 24681210· Male· Germany· Born in 1957
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Heinrich Von Buenau, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 2154 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026 and NRW-Viererpokal 2025 Mai 2025. He took a 25-month break between Aug 2015 and Oct 2017. His peak of 2204 was reached at age 65 (Nov 2022).
Current rating
2154
Standard
Rpd2154·Blz—
All-time high
2204
−50 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 65
Nov 2022 · age 65
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,976 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2025
100 career games
at age 68
Jun 2025
2023
30th German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2202
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Dec 2023
2022
All-time peak 2204
at age 65 · −50 from today
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Sep 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
May 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
2185 → 2154
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
4/ 1330.8%
1W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 2080 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #111 | 1462 | -15.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 2066 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #108 | 1452 | -16.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #25 | 2345 | +8.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,205
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#7,851
in continent
World
#10,976
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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