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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 2047 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2000–2050 range. 13 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: 3. Horber Pfingstgambit. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2006–2008) and 148 months (2013–2025). His peak of 2122 was reached at age 50 (Apr 2005).

Current rating

2047

Standard

Rpd2027·Blz2024

All-time high

2122

−75 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 50

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,147 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Denis Lupei 1,878
4. Horber Pfingstgambit · May 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
-5
2052 → 2047
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDenis Lupei1,878·4. Horber Pfingstgambit·R6·+5.5
2.[W]vsCarlos Cainelli1,822·4. Horber Pfingstgambit·R3·+4.3
3.[W]vsParviz Khadempour1,671·4. Horber Pfingstgambit·R1·+2.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsRudolf Wilhelm BraeuningFM2,180·4. Horber Pfingstgambit·R4·-6.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
4. Horber Pfingstgambit
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/7#152008-5.0

Rankings

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Germany
#2,456
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#15,528
in continent
World
#21,147
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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