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Buscar, Bernard
🇨🇦FIDE 2639777· Male· Canada· Born in 1951
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Bernard Buscar, a 75-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1476. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 18 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Springtime Chess Championship - Under 1800, 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Spring Chess Championship - Under 1600, and 2026 MCC Spring Glory - Open. His peak of 1542 was reached at age 73 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1476
Standard
Rpd1536·Blz—
All-time high
1542
−66 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 73
Mar 2024 · age 73
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#194,806
#194,806 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 74
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+269 Elo)
1237 → 1506
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 73
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 73
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1542
at age 73 · −66 from today
Mar 2024
2023
16th Canadian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1290
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
1490 → 1476
Tournaments
12
62 games
Score
28/ 6245.2%
25W13D24L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsPacifico Cortez1,575·2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Springtime Chess Championship - Under 1800·R2·+12.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 1800 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #12 | 2405 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 1811 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #12 | 1754 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #12 | 1664 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/2 | #19 | 2405 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/2 | #11 | 2383 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 1698 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #6 | 1518 | -17.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/2 | #13 | 2314 | +1.2 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,628
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#23,355
in continent
World
#194,715
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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