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Buhmann, Rainer
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4651340· Male· Germany· Born in 1981
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Rainer Buhmann, a 45-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2547 and ranked 16th among German players, and 330th worldwide. He has held steady between 2525 and 2550 for 19 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9. His peak of 2653 was reached at age 35 (Jun 2016, World #103 at the time); he spent 22 months in German top 3.
Awarded GM in 2007 (age 26) and IM in 2005 (age 24). At junior level, he reached World #11 in U20.
Current rating
2547
Standard
Rpd2616·Blz2613
All-time high
2653
−106 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 35
Jun 2016 · age 35
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · German players · of 13,806
22 months in National top 3 (2015–2017)
22 months in National top 3 (2015–2017)
Career timeline
23 entries2023
22nd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2567
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2580 → returned at 2570
Apr 2020
2017
22 months in national top 3
longest streak 22 months · since Jul 2015
Apr 2017
2016
Peak World rank: #103
at age 35 · rated 2653
Jul 2016
All-time peak 2653
at age 35 · −106 from today
Jun 2016
Crossed 2650
at age 35
May 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
2548 → 2547
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
12/ 2060.0%
5W14D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #19 | 2637 | +8.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2434 | -1.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #69 | 2333 | -2.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2389 | -2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #23 | 2585 | +1.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #40 | 2523 | -1.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 3034 | +1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #49 | 2392 | -4.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeorg FroewisIM
🇦🇹AUT·2379
+5 −0 =10
15 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsAndreas DiermairGM
🇦🇹AUT·2441
+1 −1 =10
12 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsMarkus RaggerGM
🇦🇹AUT·2579
+0 −3 =7
10 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsPeter SchreinerIM
🇦🇹AUT·2419
+2 −0 =7
9 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsNikolaus StanecGM
🇦🇹AUT·2443
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#16
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#189
in continent
World
#330
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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