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Bender, Klaus

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FIDEFIDE 24614262· Male· Germany· Born in 1955

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Klaus Bender, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 2052 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2006–2008) and 148 months (2013–2025). Recent appearance: 3. Horber Pfingstgambit. His peak of 2122 was reached at age 50 (Apr 2005).

Current rating

2052

Standard

Rpd2027·Blz2024

All-time high

2122

−70 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 50

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,507 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
78th German 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2052
May 2026
2013
Inactive for 148 months
paused at 2068 → returned at 2052
Feb 2013
2008
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Jul 2008
2006
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2109 → returned at 2087
Apr 2006
2005
Crossed 2100
at age 50
Apr 2005
Crossed 2000
at age 50
Apr 2005

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mikhail Barsov 1,846
3. Horber Pfingstgambit · Jun 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-16
2068 → 2052
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsMikhail Barsov1,846·3. Horber Pfingstgambit·R6·+4.7
2.[W]vsPatrick Lessmeister1,843·3. Horber Pfingstgambit·R2·+4.6
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMoritz Hurm1,939·3. Horber Pfingstgambit·R4·-13.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3. Horber Pfingstgambit
Open Swiss
Jun 20254.5/6#262086-16.2
Worst Elo result: 3. Horber Pfingstgambit (-16.2 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

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Germany
#2,397
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#15,058
in continent
World
#20,507
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
2397🇩🇪Bender, Klaus2,052
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
15058🇩🇪Bender, Klaus2,052
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
20507🇩🇪Bender, Klaus2,052