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Buechel, Alexander
🇩🇪FIDE 34603670· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Alexander Buechel, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1780 — just 29 short of his peak of 1809 (Sep 2024, age 54). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 11. Internationaler Arber-Senioren-Cup 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including CCM Rapid-Masters I) recently.
Current rating
1780
Standard
Rpd1756·Blz1712
All-time high
1809
−29 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 54
Sep 2024 · age 54
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#82,566
#82,566 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2024
Crossed 1800
at age 54
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1809
at age 54 · −29 from today
Sep 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Dec 2022
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1465 → 1651
Sep 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Sep 2022
2021
First FIDE rating
1465 · at age 51
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
1792 → 1780
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #56 | 1749 | -11.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,282
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#59,454
in continent
World
#82,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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