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Klotz, Simon

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FIDEFIDE 16232259· Male· Germany· Born in 1990

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Simon Klotz, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 2023 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. Also played 1 blitz event (including Badische Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaften 2026 A-Finale) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2016–2018), 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2021–2023).

Current rating

2023

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1885

All-time high

2023

at best
Jun 2026 · age 36

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#24,164

#24,164 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
All-time peak 2023
at age 36
Jun 2026
6-month rising streak
+49 Elo
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 36
Apr 2026
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
May 2023
2021
Crossed 2000
at age 31
Sep 2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2008 → returned at 1974
Sep 2021

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Matthias RuefenachtFM 2,252
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2 · Apr 2026 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
+52
1971 → 2023
Tournaments
15
26 games
Score
13.5/ 2651.9%
12W5D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYehor MarynychenkoCM2,128·36. Staufer Open A·R4·+14.1
2.[W]vsIvan Retti2,078·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7·R1·+12.7
3.[W]vsFranck HasslerFM2,081·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·+12.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTim Markus Heilig1,861·36. Staufer Open A·R1·-13.2
2.[L]vsJean-Pierre Lenders1,866·NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 2·R2·-13.0
3.[L]vsJohanna Richter1,888·36. Staufer Open A·R9·-12.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#4552820+10.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#5912252+6.0
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#5152881+12.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#4311935-1.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/1#3492759+9.4
NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 4-5
Team
Jan 20262/1#11—+8.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#5222063+2.4
NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 3
Team
Jan 20261/1#6—+9.2
36. Staufer Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/9#2211955-7.4
NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 2
Swiss
Dec 20250/1#191066-13.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#2,803
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#17,810
in continent
World
#24,164
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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9
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10
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2803🇩🇪Klotz, Simon2,023
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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8
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9
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10
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17810🇩🇪Klotz, Simon2,023
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,753
9
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24164🇩🇪Klotz, Simon2,023