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Klees, Robert
🇩🇪FIDE 12958190· Male· Germany· Born in 1953
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Robert Klees, a 73-year-old German player, is rated 1648. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 10 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 F, 9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025, and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open. His peak of 1704 was reached at age 63 (Apr 2016).
Current rating
1648
Standard
Rpd1649·Blz—
All-time high
1704
−56 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 63
Apr 2016 · age 63
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#128,945
#128,945 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+231 Elo)
1426 → 1657
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1505 → returned at 1467
Apr 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Apr 2018
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1657 → 1648
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
7.5/ 1841.7%
5W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #28 | 1700 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #109 | 1840 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #187 | 1954 | -10.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,563
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#88,416
in continent
World
#128,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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