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Klaus, Egon
🇩🇪FIDE 16227565· Male· Germany· Born in 1953
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Egon Klaus, a 73-year-old German player, is rated 1854 — just 11 short of his peak of 1865 (Mar 2024, age 71). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2017–2019), 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 33 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April.
Current rating
1854
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1865
−11 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71
Mar 2024 · age 71
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,289
#60,289 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1795 → 1865
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1865
at age 71 · −11 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Jul 2023
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1775 → returned at 1854
Jul 2023
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1795 → returned at 1775
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1865 → 1854
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #166 | 1032 | -11.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,477
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#44,140
in continent
World
#60,288
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
Germany
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