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Kuban, Guenther
🇩🇪FIDE 4603788· Male· Germany· Born in 1954
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Guenther Kuban, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 2052 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2005), 20 months (2018–2019) and 64 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: XXVII. Rhein-Main-Open 2025 Gruppe A. His peak of 2294 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2002).
Current rating
2052
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2294
−242 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 48
Jul 2002 · age 48
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,540 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
70th German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2052
Nov 2025
100 career games
at age 71
Jul 2025
2020
78th German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2084
Oct 2020
Inactive for 64 months
paused at 2084 → returned at 2052
Feb 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 66
Jan 2020
2018
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2094 → returned at 2096
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2052 → 2052
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #82 | 1985 | -31.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,399
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#15,076
in continent
World
#20,540
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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