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Buchal, Stephan
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4603915· Male· Germany· Born in 1953
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Stephan Buchal, a 73-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2225 and sitting in the top 5% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 8 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 April 2026, 27. NordWest-Cup Open A, and 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. His peak of 2397 was reached at age 53 (Oct 2006).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 48). Earned IM norms at 28. ChessOrg Schachfestival Open 2013 and 17.Offene Intl Bayerische 2013.
Current rating
2225
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2237
All-time high
2397
−172 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 53
Oct 2006 · age 53
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#670 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
22 entries2025
43rd 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2257
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 71
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 70
Sep 2023
2020
91st 65-70 player worldwide
at age 67 · rated 2280
Aug 2020
2017
64th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 64 · rated 2347
Sep 2017
500 career games
at age 64
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
2258 → 2225
Tournaments
11
45 games
Score
30.5/ 4567.8%
22W17D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #66 | 2334 | +23.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #76 | 1270 | -14.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2300 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #98 | 2072 | -20.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2896 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2238 | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 1994 | -5.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #55 | 1242 | -15.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #31 | 2155 | -16.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2234 | -0.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#670
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,763
in continent
World
#6,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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