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Sauer, Bernd
🇩🇪FIDE 24699446· Male· Germany· Born in 1962
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Bernd Sauer, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1874. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2012–2015) and 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 1920 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1874
Standard
Rpd1859·Blz1859
All-time high
1920
−46 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62
Mar 2024 · age 62
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#54,768
#54,768 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
All-time peak 1920
at age 62 · −46 from today
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 62
Feb 2024
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1904 → returned at 1865
Nov 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1656 → 1834
Nov 2016
Crossed 1800
at age 54
Nov 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1879 → 1874
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #98 | 1194 | -7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1962 | +2.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,897
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#40,182
in continent
World
#54,768
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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