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Claussen, Alexander
🇩🇪FIDE 16248910· Male· Germany· Born in 2006
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Alexander Claussen, a 20-year-old German player, is rated 1740 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +86 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D, and Offene Deutsche Juniorenmeisterschaft 2025 U25 B. Also played 1 rapid event (including 14. Werdener Nikolausturnier Meistergruppe) recently.
Current rating
1740
Standard
Rpd1682·Blz1446
All-time high
1740
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,926
#95,926 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1740
at age 20
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+308 Elo)
1325 → 1633
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+86
1654 → 1740
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
16.5/ 2956.9%
11W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #763 | 1999 | +35.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #6 | 2017 | +46.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/9 | #90 | 1588 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/6 | #75 | 1934 | +21.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,304
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#68,270
in continent
World
#95,925
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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