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Klaiss, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 1272038· Male· Germany· Born in 1970

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Thomas Klaiss, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1987. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 3 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: Wuerttembergische Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Kandidatenturnier. Also played 3 blitz events (including 2. Kutscher-Blitzschach-Turnier) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 25 months (2010–2012), 19 months (2012–2014), 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 33 months (2022–2025). His peak of 2088 was reached at age 42 (Sep 2012).

Current rating

1987

Standard

Rpd2013·Blz1849

All-time high

2088

−101 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 42

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#29,636

#29,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2022
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1996 → returned at 1954
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
Re-crossed 2000
at age 47
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
4. Horber Pfingstgambit
perf 2118 (+131) · 5/7 · #9
Top opponent
vs Laurin Haufe 2,163
4. Horber Pfingstgambit · May 2026 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-11
1998 → 1987
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
5W4D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
4. Horber Pfingstgambit
Open Swiss
May 20265/7#92118+33.4
Wuerttembergische Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Kandidatenturnier
Swiss
Aug 20252/8#211787-44.0
Worst Elo result: Wuerttembergische Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Kandidatenturnier (-44.0 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

/
Germany
#3,453
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,888
in continent
World
#29,635
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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3
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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