CChessStats
Format
BK

Busche, Klaus

🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 24604631· Male· Germany· Born in 1955

Follow Klaus BuscheTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Klaus Busche, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 1953. He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren, Schachtuerken-Cup 2025 A-Open, and 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2006) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2177 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2007).

Current rating

1953

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2177

−224 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 52

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#36,051

#36,051 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1908 → 1953
Apr 2026
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1969 → returned at 1957
Feb 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Jan 2017
2011
100 career games
at age 56
Mar 2011
2007
All-time peak 2177
at age 52 · −224 from today
Jan 2007
2004
Crossed 2100
at age 49
Oct 2004

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren
perf 2121 (+168) · 6/9 · #13
Top opponent
vs Gerhard Staub 2,111
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren · Mar 2026 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
+45
1908 → 1953
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
13/ 2552.0%
7W12D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMark Tulchynsky1,748·Schachtuerken-Cup 2025 A-Open·R3·-14.1
2.[L]vsHendrik Seifert1,859·Schachtuerken-Cup 2025 A-Open·R4·-11.2
3.[L]vsNils Doeller1,874·Schachtuerken-Cup 2025 A-Open·R7·-10.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/9#132121+53.4
Schachtuerken-Cup 2025 A-Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/7#1091695-50.0
19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/9#252074+42.0
Worst Elo result: Schachtuerken-Cup 2025 A-Open (-50.0 Elo, finished #109).

Rankings

/
Germany
#4,121
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#26,626
in continent
World
#36,050
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
2
🇩🇪Bluebaum, MatthiasFollow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,694
3
🇩🇪Svane, FrederikFollow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
4
🇩🇪Donchenko, AlexanderFollow Alexander DonchenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,640
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
4121🇩🇪Busche, Klaus1,953
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
26626🇩🇪Busche, Klaus1,953
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
36050🇩🇪Busche, Klaus1,953