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Pfaadt, Klaus
🇩🇪FIDE 16236556· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Klaus Pfaadt, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1756 — just 15 short of his peak of 1771 (Mar 2025, age 57). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 16 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi A (plus de 1700) and 27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi B (1600 - 1899). He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2019–2020), 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2024).
Current rating
1756
Standard
Rpd1738·Blz—
All-time high
1771
−15 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 57
Mar 2025 · age 57
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#90,558
#90,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1771
at age 57 · −15 from today
Mar 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1522 → 1734
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1556 → returned at 1726
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1583 → returned at 1522
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1771 → 1756
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
4W4D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMichael Claisse1,646·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi B (1600 - 1899)·R5·+6.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMaximilian Aidja1,526·27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi B (1600 - 1899)·R7·-15.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/6 | #85 | 1745 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #37 | 1748 | -12.8 |
Rankings
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Germany
#9,036
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#64,813
in continent
World
#90,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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