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Klauser, Markus
IM🇨🇭FIDE 1300334· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1958
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Markus Klauser, a 68-year-old Swiss International Master, is rated 2292 and ranked 48th among Swiss players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 8 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and SMM NLB 2026 round 1. His peak of 2413 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2004, Swiss #15 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2005 (age 47) and FM in 2001 (age 43).
Current rating
2292
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2413
−121 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 46
Oct 2004 · age 46
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48
#48 · Swiss players · of 3,316
Career timeline
21 entries2024
39th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2360
May 2024
2020
47th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 62 · rated 2400
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 62
Mar 2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2400 → returned at 2386
Mar 2020
2017
500 career games
at age 59
Jul 2017
2014
71st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2386
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2301 → 2292
Tournaments
10
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
4W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #89 | 2288 | -0.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #120 | 1463 | -5.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #39 | 3028 | +4.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #86 | 2969 | +3.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #261 | 2202 | -2.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #812 | 1739 | -2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #161 | 2953 | +3.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #894 | 2312 | +0.3 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #83 | 2241 | -0.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #120 | 1369 | -6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYannick PelletierGM
🇨🇭SUI·2514
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsAnvar TurdyevFM
🇭🇷CRO·2369
+3 −0 =5
8 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsOliver KurmannIM
🇨🇭SUI·2356
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsSebastian BognerGM
🇨🇭SUI·2547
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMichel Georg
🇨🇭SUI·2244
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2021
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Rankings
/
Switzerland
#48
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#2,920
in continent
World
#4,364
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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