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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 46th 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 2, SMM NLB 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. 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
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#46
#46 · Swiss players · of 3,199
Career timeline
21 entries2024
39th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2360
May 2024
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 62
Mar 2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2400 → returned at 2386
Mar 2020
2019
47th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2392
Dec 2019
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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2304 → 2292
Tournaments
10
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
4W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #116 | 1691 | -2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYannick PelletierGM
🇨🇭SUI·2514
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsAnvar TurdyevFM
🇭🇷CRO·2362
+3 −0 =5
8 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsOliver KurmannIM
🇨🇭SUI·2353
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsSebastian BognerGM
🇨🇭SUI·2546
+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
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Switzerland
#46
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#2,903
in continent
World
#4,350
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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