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Volkamer, Klaus

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FIDEFIDE 12913995· Male· Germany· Born in 1959

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Klaus Volkamer, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1827. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 21 months (2011–2013), 30 months (2013–2015), 28 months (2015–2018), 61 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 33. Schweinfurt-Open 2025. His peak of 1952 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2011).

Current rating

1827

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1952

−125 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 52

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#68,037

#68,037 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1741 → 1845
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1845 → returned at 1827
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Jul 2023
2018
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1838 → returned at 1741
May 2018
2015
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1883 → returned at 1838
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Johannes Klier 1,698
33. Schweinfurt-Open 2025 · Jun 2025 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
-18
1845 → 1827
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsJohannes Klier1,698·33. Schweinfurt-Open 2025·R5·+6.4
2.[W]vsTimo Liang1,456·33. Schweinfurt-Open 2025·R1·+2.1
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsLaurens Laterveer1,630·33. Schweinfurt-Open 2025·R6·-15.1
2.[L]vsMichael Schmid2,149·33. Schweinfurt-Open 2025·R2·-2.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
33. Schweinfurt-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/6#341846-17.6
Worst Elo result: 33. Schweinfurt-Open 2025 (-17.6 Elo, finished #34).

Rankings

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Germany
#7,099
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#49,554
in continent
World
#68,037
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
7099🇩🇪Volkamer, Klaus1,827
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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49554🇩🇪Volkamer, Klaus1,827
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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68037🇩🇪Volkamer, Klaus1,827