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Busche, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 4682831· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Markus Busche, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1917. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 131-month break between May 2015 and May 2026. Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. His peak of 2071 was reached at age 39 (Jul 2001).

Current rating

1917

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2071

−154 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 39

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#43,964

#43,964 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2015
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1922 → 1956
May 2015
100 career games
at age 53
May 2015
Inactive for 131 months
paused at 1956 → returned at 1917
May 2015
2001
Crossed 2000
at age 39
Jul 2001
Crossed 1800
at age 39
Jul 2001
All-time peak 2071
at age 39 · −154 from today
Jul 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Markus Klingel 1,717
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
-57
1974 → 1917
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
2W4D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsMarkus Klingel1,717·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R6·+4.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFelix Salomo1,755·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R8·-14.4
2.[L]vsJannis Heising1,763·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R5·-14.2
3.[L]vsPaul Mueller1,816·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R4·-12.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/7#11701821-56.6
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-56.6 Elo, finished #1170).

Rankings

/
Germany
#4,886
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#32,427
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
4886🇩🇪Busche, Markus1,917
Europe
1
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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
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
32427🇩🇪Busche, Markus1,917
World
1
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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
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
43963🇩🇪Busche, Markus1,917