Format
SB
Saglam, Buelent
🇩🇪FIDE 24694827· Male· Germany· Born in 1976
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Buelent Saglam, a 50-year-old German player, is rated 2134 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 2 years. 38 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, 10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen, and Baltic Chess Open 2025 A. Also played 1 rapid (including 3. Offenes Kieler ELO-Schnellschachturnier) and 1 blitz events (including 7. Offenes Kieler ELO-Blitzschachturnier) recently. His peak of 2169 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2009).
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd2074·Blz2169
All-time high
2169
−35 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 33
Sep 2009 · age 33
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,486 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
May 2024
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2115 → returned at 2120
Apr 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2074 → 2125
Sep 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Apr 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Feb 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 40
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2128 → 2134
Tournaments
9
29 games
Score
19/ 2965.5%
16W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 2110 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2819 | +7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2903 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2129 | +3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #63 | 1568 | -3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2931 | +10.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #14 | 2098 | -1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #75 | 1481 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2051 | -13.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,373
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,002
in continent
World
#12,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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