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Sauer, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 34606866· Male· Germany· Born in 2014

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Ben Sauer, a 12-year-old German player, is rated 1729 — just 29 short of his peak of 1758 (Nov 2025, age 11). He is on a steady climb with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TOBOL Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D, and 27. NordWest-Cup Open B. Also played 1 rapid (including Anderter Open & 10. Niedersaechsische Schnellschach-EM 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier) recently.

At junior level, he reached World #38 in U8 and #37 and #20 nationally in U12 and U10.

Current rating

1729

Standard

Rpd1668·Blz1779

All-time high

1758

−29 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 11

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#99,784

#99,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 12
Mar 2026
37th German U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1757
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1758
at age 11 · −29 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+327 Elo)
1340 → 1667
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
27. NordWest-Cup Open B
perf 2051 (+295) · 4.5/5 · #87
Top opponent
vs Markus Kaiser 1,973
TOBOL Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Mar 2026 · +12.1 Elo
Evolution
+33
1696 → 1729
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
14/ 2850.0%
9W10D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
TOBOL Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/4#601699-33.2
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#651786+6.8
27. NordWest-Cup Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/5#872051-2.8
Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Hannover 2025 B-Gruppe
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#152008+37.6
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale E
Swiss
Jul 20252.5/5#221787+24.0
Worst Elo result: TOBOL Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-33.2 Elo, finished #60).

Rankings

/
Germany
#9,715
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#70,783
in continent
World
#99,782
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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99782🇩🇪Sauer, Ben1,729