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Breyther, Ruediger
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4601211· Male· Germany· Born in 1953
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Ruediger Breyther, a 73-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2208 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026, Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 A. He had 2 career breaks: 129 months (2002–2013) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2376 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2001).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 48).
Current rating
2208
Standard
Rpd2232·Blz2252
All-time high
2376
−168 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 48
Jul 2001 · age 48
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,746 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
43rd 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2251
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2254 → returned at 2251
May 2024
2023
83rd 65-70 player worldwide
at age 70 · rated 2257
Dec 2023
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 62
Mar 2015
100 career games
at age 62
Mar 2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 62
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-46
2254 → 2208
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
3W11D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #10 | 2066 | -5.9 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #54 | 1820 | -10.5 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #20 | 2041 | -13.5 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1878 | -4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #63 | 1184 | -8.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 1997 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJakob Leon PajekenIM
🇩🇪GER·2475
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsDaniel KopylovIM
🇩🇪GER·2417
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsAlexander RiessFM
🇩🇪GER·2302
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsLuis EngelGM
🇩🇪GER·2588
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2017
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Rankings
/
Germany
#790
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,401
in continent
World
#7,746
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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