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Ganser, Klaus

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FIDEFIDE 1531255· Male· Norway· Born in 1942

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Klaus Ganser, a 84-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1561. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearance: Elverum Hostturnering 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Elverum Fide-Hurtig September 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Elverum Fide-Lyn April 2026) recently. He took a 25-month break between Jan 2022 and Mar 2024. His peak of 1603 was reached at age 82 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1561

Standard

Rpd1490·Blz1519

All-time high

1603

−42 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 82

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#161,173

#161,173 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
28th Norwegian 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1595
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+282 Elo)
1321 → 1603
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 82
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 82
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 82
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1603
at age 82 · −42 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Elverum Hostturnering 2025
perf 1846 (+285) · 4/5 · #13
Top opponent
vs Erik Skaras 1,661
Elverum Hostturnering 2025 · Nov 2025 · +12.8 Elo
Evolution
-5
1566 → 1561
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
4W0D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsErik Skaras1,661·Elverum Hostturnering 2025·R1·+12.8
2.[W]vsVemund Skjerve1,472·Elverum Hostturnering 2025·R4·+7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Elverum Hostturnering 2025
Swiss
Nov 20254/5#131846-5.4

Rankings

/
Norway
#1,630
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#105,567
in continent
World
#161,155
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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7
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8
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2,840
2
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6
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7
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