Format
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Klowski, Bjoern Sigurd
🇩🇪FIDE 12939226· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Bjoern Sigurd Klowski, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 1768 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 14 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D. He took a 29-month break between Jan 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1768
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz—
All-time high
1768
at best
Apr 2026 · age 55
Apr 2026 · age 55
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,513
#86,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1768
at age 55
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1601 → 1758
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1641 → returned at 1640
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 48
Feb 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1751 → 1768
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
3W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #63 | 1811 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #33 | 1823 | +10.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,728
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#62,137
in continent
World
#86,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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