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Buecklers, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 4690222· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Martin Buecklers, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1859. He has fluctuated between 1846 and 1917 over the past 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27. NordWest-Cup Open As, Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open, and 10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen. He had 5 career breaks: 24 months (2012–2014), 23 months (2014–2016), 29 months (2016–2018), 13 months (2018–2020) and 44 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2068 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2005).

Previously known as Martin Graffenberger (until Sep 2019).

Current rating

1859

Standard

Rpd1921·Blz—

All-time high

2068

−209 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 43

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#58,893

#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 63
Sep 2025
2020
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1891 → returned at 1877
Feb 2020
2019
Renamed to Buecklers, Martin
at age 57
Sep 2019
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1949 → returned at 1891
Dec 2018
2016
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1987 → returned at 1949
Jun 2016
2014
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 1987
Jun 2014

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A
perf 2135 (+233) · 4.5/7 · #14
Top opponent
vs Bagrat TorosyanCM 2,091
4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A · Aug 2025 · +15.0 Elo
Evolution
+11
1848 → 1859
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
16/ 3447.1%
8W16D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBagrat TorosyanCM2,091·4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A·R1·+15.0
2.[W]vsThomas Toenniges2,062·4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A·R5·+14.3
3.[W]vsDennis Martin2,049·4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A·R2·+14.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
27. NordWest-Cup Open As
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/7#321941+13.2
Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/6#701756-19.4
10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/7#341832-7.2
Bezirk Lueneburg Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Meisterturnier
Swiss
Oct 20252/7#161749-28.6
4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#142135+53.6
Worst Elo result: Bezirk Lueneburg Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Meisterturnier (-28.6 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
Germany
#6,346
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#43,153
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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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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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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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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58892🇩🇪Buecklers, Martin1,859