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Klotzek, Sebastian
🇩🇪FIDE 16239687· Male· Germany· Born in 1983
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Sebastian Klotzek, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 1771 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Qualifikationsturnier, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 D, and 8. Internationales Spandauer Weihnachtsopen 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2019) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1771
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1771
at best
May 2026 · age 43
May 2026 · age 43
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#85,424
#85,424 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1771
at age 43
May 2026
100 career games
at age 43
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1597 → 1756
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1632 → returned at 1643
Feb 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
1730 → 1771
Tournaments
6
33 games
Score
15/ 3345.5%
11W8D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #52 | 1916 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #27 | 1758 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #78 | 1896 | +29.2 |
Knockout | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | R16 | 2145 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #212 | 1828 | -21.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,517
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#61,380
in continent
World
#85,423
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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