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Bautz, Volker
🇩🇪FIDE 24681610· Male· Germany· Born in 1951
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Volker Bautz, a 75-year-old German player, is rated 1855 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between Sep 2023 and Jul 2025. Recent appearance: XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet.
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1855
at best
Jul 2025 · age 74
Jul 2025 · age 74
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,012
#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1855
at age 74
Jul 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 74
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+166 Elo)
1667 → 1833
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 73
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1722 → returned at 1855
Sep 2023
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 70
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebietperf 1918 (+63) · 3/6 · #31
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1855 → 1855
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
3W0D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsUlrich Wiechen2,156·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R4·+17.0
2.[W]vsHans-Joerg Steinke1,713·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R7·+6.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRoland Michalicek1,893·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R2·-8.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/6 | #31 | 1918 | +22.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,450
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#43,941
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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