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Zeiler, Klaus
🇩🇪FIDE 1316044· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Klaus Zeiler, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1944. He has fluctuated between 1936 and 1984 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2. Also played 1 rapid event (including Remstal-Open 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2009–2011) and 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2103 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2008).
Competes for Germany since Oct 2007.
Current rating
1944
Standard
Rpd1931·Blz—
All-time high
2103
−159 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 42
Jan 2008 · age 42
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#37,963
#37,963 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1968
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Mar 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 51
Oct 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
2036 → 2071
Jun 2016
2009
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2062 → returned at 2065
Sep 2009
2008
Crossed 2100
at age 42
Jan 2008
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1955 → 1944
Tournaments
8
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
1W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #52 | 1808 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2066 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1045 | 2080 | +3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #24 | 2686 | +8.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #54 | 1188 | -9.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,308
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#28,062
in continent
World
#37,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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