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Buecker, Stefan

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FIDEFIDE 4601424· Male· Germany· Born in 1959

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Stefan Buecker, a 67-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2250 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 53 months (2001–2006), 33 months (2010–2013), 13 months (2013–2015), 49 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 26 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including Badische Blitzeinzelmeisterschaften 2026 A-Finale) recently. His peak of 2360 was reached at age 42 (Apr 2001).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 42).

Current rating

2250

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2248

All-time high

2360

−110 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 42

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#544 · German players · of 14,156

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
15th German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2254
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2254 → returned at 2250
Feb 2024
2020
22nd German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2278
Jul 2020
2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2278 → returned at 2271
Aug 2019
2015
23rd German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2304
Apr 2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 56
Mar 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Artem Dovhan 2,087
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
-4
2254 → 2250
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArsenii Iankin2,134·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R8·-6.6
2.[L]vsKrishna C R GIM2,399·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R5·-3.0
3.[L]vsGennadi GinsburgGM2,408·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R7·-2.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#3232215-3.5

Rankings

/
Germany
#544
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,981
in continent
World
#5,836
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
544🇩🇪Buecker, Stefan2,250
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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3981🇩🇪Buecker, Stefan2,250
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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5836🇩🇪Buecker, Stefan2,250