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Braeuning, Rudolf Wilhelm
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4602218· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Rudolf Wilhelm Braeuning, a 60-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2180 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2180 and 2233 over the past 2 years. 37 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9. Also played 3 rapid (including 51. Deutsche Meisterschaft im Schnellschach 2025) and 9 blitz events (including Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jul 2005 and Jan 2007. His peak of 2392 was reached at age 45 (Jul 2011).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2180
Standard
Rpd2254·Blz2258
All-time high
2392
−212 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 45
Jul 2011 · age 45
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,276 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
22 entries2026
77th German 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2233
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Mar 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 56
Apr 2022
2021
500 career games
at age 55
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2187 → 2180
Tournaments
12
51 games
Score
22.5/ 5144.1%
27W9D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #442 | 2078 | -30.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #755 | 2751 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #447 | 2960 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #77 | 1507 | -8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #114 | 1483 | -25.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #409 | 2900 | +6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2977 | +18.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 2089 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #26 | 3061 | +11.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #50 | 2292 | +5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHolger NamysloFM
🇩🇪GER·2086
+10 −3 =0
13 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJosef GhengFM
🇩🇪GER·2174
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsBernhard SinzFM
🇩🇪GER·2272
+2 −4 =6
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAndreas CarstensFM
🇩🇪GER·2097
+7 −3 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsWilhelm HaasCM
🇩🇪GER·2090
+11 −1 =0
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Germany
#969
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#6,554
in continent
World
#9,276
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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