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Klaiss, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 1272038· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Thomas Klaiss, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1954. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 25 months (2010–2012), 19 months (2012–2014), 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 14 months (2022–2024) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Wuerttembergische Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Kandidatenturnier. Also played 3 blitz events (including 2. Kutscher-Blitzschach-Turnier) recently. His peak of 2088 was reached at age 42 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
1954
Standard
Rpd2013·Blz1849
All-time high
2088
−134 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 42
Sep 2012 · age 42
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35,853
#35,853 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 1954
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1996 → returned at 1998
Dec 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 50
Apr 2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2001 → returned at 1996
Apr 2020
100 career games
at age 50
Apr 2020
2017
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1978 → 2021
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
1998 → 1954
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
2W0D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/8 | #21 | 1787 | -44.0 |
Worst Elo result: Wuerttembergische Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Kandidatenturnier (-44.0 Elo, finished #21).
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,100
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#26,499
in continent
World
#35,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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