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Wetzel, Klaus-Peter

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FIDEFIDE 16212622· Male· Germany· Born in 1947

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Klaus-Peter Wetzel, a 79-year-old German player, is rated 1874. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 59 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025. His peak of 2019 was reached at age 71 (Jun 2018).

Current rating

1874

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2019

−145 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 71

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#54,766

#54,766 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1836 → 1874
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1874
Jun 2024
2023
52nd German 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1946
Dec 2023
2018
83rd German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2019
Dec 2018
Crossed 2000
at age 71
Jun 2018
Crossed 1800
at age 71
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Herbert Schnaitmann 1,967
1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025 · Nov 2025 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
+38
1836 → 1874
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTorsten Noldt1,965·1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025·R1·-14.9
2.[L]vsFranz Paus1,975·1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025·R3·-14.3
3.[L]vsBernd Kessler1,994·1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025·R6·-13.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/9#591911+38.4

Rankings

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Germany
#5,943
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#40,208
in continent
World
#54,765
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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10
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5943🇩🇪Wetzel, Klaus-Peter1,874
Europe
1
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2
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3
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9
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10
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40208🇩🇪Wetzel, Klaus-Peter1,874
World
1
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2
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7
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54765🇩🇪Wetzel, Klaus-Peter1,874