What is Rainer Buhmann's FIDE rating?

Rainer Buhmann's FIDE rating is 2547 standard, 2616 rapid, 2613 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Rainer Buhmann's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Rainer Buhmann played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,777 over-the-board games by Rainer Buhmann (1,621 classical, 43 rapid, 113 blitz), with 44% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Rainer Buhmann's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Rainer Buhmann?

Open Rainer Buhmann's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Rainer Buhmann's style, before facing them.

Rainer Buhmann

TitleGrandmasterFederationGermanyBorn1981FIDE ID4651340

Classical2547

Rapid2616

Blitz2613

Games1,777

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost44 / 42 / 14

Peak2653Jun 2016

Rating history

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Classical2547Rapid2616Blitz2613no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.9%Opening93.8%Middlegame94.8%Endgame

Clutch factor

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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.3% average

Solid conversion: 85%

Very consistent (89%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 as

(69% in 500 games)

Recent games

Antal, Gergely(2539)

Austrian Team Championship 2025-... · 19 Apr 2026

1–0

Brkic, Ante(2583)

Austrian Team Championship 2025-... · 18 Apr 2026

½–½

Dahl, Christoph(2383)

Austrian Team Championship 2025-... · 17 Apr 2026

0–1

Blohberger, Felix(2530)

Austrian Team Championship 2025-... · 17 Apr 2026

½–½

Berchtenbreiter, Maximilian(2469)

Austrian Team Championship 2025-... · 16 Apr 2026

½–½

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1,777 games

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Openings

892 games as White · scores 69.2%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e614 games, last played 3 years ago71.4%wins

King's Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♝e216 games, last played 7 years ago68.8%wins

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,777 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 69.2%

A00–A045056m

49%39%12

68.6%—

A45–E11548m

48%35%17

65.7%−3.4 pts

D30–E05453y

51%40%9

71.1%—

D10–D45431y

49%44%7

70.9%—

A40–D02424y

52%26%22%

65.5%−3.7 pts

B20–B50372y

57%41%

77.0%+7.9 pts

E60–E70275y

70%26%

83.3%+14.2 pts

E12–E15196y

53%42%

73.7%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

131 endgames (54.6%) · force Pure Pawn (20%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

54.6%

131 / 240

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Pure Pawn: only 20% win rate (5 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

1,777 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

892 games50%W38%D12%L

892games in this linewon 50%, drew 38%, lost 12%

Move

1. ♞f3

5006m

49%39%12

69%

1. d4

2926m

51%36%13

69%

1. e4

852y

53%38%9

72%

1. c4

109y

50%50%

75%

1. ♞c3

5Feb 2001

60%20%20%

70%

Scouting report: Rainer Buhmann (GM, GER)

Rainer Buhmann

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Mistakes

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