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Scharff, Klaus
🇩🇪FIDE 24613851· Male· Germany· Born in 1947
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Klaus Scharff, a 79-year-old German player, is rated 1932. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 6 years. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025 and Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65. Also played 1 blitz event (including Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2006 and Oct 2007. His peak of 2068 was reached at age 58 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
1932
Standard
Rpd1943·Blz2018
All-time high
2068
−136 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 58
Jul 2005 · age 58
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,562
#40,562 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2023
67th German 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1915
Dec 2023
2017
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1931 → 1975
May 2017
2013
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Jan 2013
2012
100 career games
at age 65
Sep 2012
2006
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2052 → returned at 2064
Jul 2006
2005
Crossed 2000
at age 58
Jul 2005
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1930 → 1932
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
8W0D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #24 | 1940 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #62 | 1919 | -2.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,557
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#29,943
in continent
World
#40,562
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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