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Fritsch, Klaus
FM🇦🇹FIDE 1627163· Male· Austria· Born in 1966
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Klaus Fritsch, a 60-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2099 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 7-9, Wiener Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Landesliga Round 6, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2010–2012) and 124 months (2013–2023). His peak of 2308 was reached at age 46 (May 2012, Austrian #65 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 58).
Current rating
2099
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2308
−209 pts below
May 2012 · age 46
May 2012 · age 46
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,531 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 59
Dec 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 58
Aug 2024
2023
8th Austrian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2256
Nov 2023
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 47
May 2013
Inactive for 124 months
paused at 2245 → returned at 2247
May 2013
2012
Peak Austrian rank: #65
at age 46 · rated 2308
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
2130 → 2099
Tournaments
8
30 games
Score
16.5/ 3055.0%
11W11D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #8 | 2055 | -29.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 2185 | +7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2865 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #143 | 2234 | +17.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 1885 | -11.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #86 | 1404 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #42 | 1970 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #81 | 2156 | +1.0 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#330
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#11,286
in continent
World
#15,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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