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Klein, Michael
🇨🇭FIDE 1350315· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2002
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Michael Klein, a 24-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1653 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +102 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 83. Zuercher Stadtmeisterschaft 2026 - Klasse A Round 1-3, 23.Amateur Standard-Open Ascon 2026, and 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein. Also played 2 rapid (including Seebach and Friends) and 1 blitz events (including Swiss Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Aug 2023 and Sep 2024.
At junior level, he reached #38 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd1630·Blz1548
All-time high
1653
at best
Jun 2026 · age 24
Jun 2026 · age 24
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,077
#127,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1653
at age 24
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+322 Elo)
1259 → 1581
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 22
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+102
1551 → 1653
Tournaments
7
29 games
Score
15/ 2951.7%
14W4D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #22 | 1664 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 1751 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/7 | #19 | 1697 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/1 | #169 | 2696 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/1 | #18 | 2292 | +6.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #109 | 2998 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 1735 | +70.8 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#2,389
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#87,355
in continent
World
#127,071
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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