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Schulz, Klaus-Juergen
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4600649· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Klaus-Juergen Schulz, a 66-year-old German International Master, is rated 2307 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002), 28 months (2012–2014) and 19 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 2402 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2005).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 41).
Current rating
2307
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2212
All-time high
2402
−95 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 45
Jan 2005 · age 45
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#335 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
18 entries2026
69th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2314
Mar 2026
2023
82nd 60-65 player worldwide
at age 63 · rated 2348
Sep 2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2348 → returned at 2345
Mar 2023
2016
14th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2355
Dec 2016
100 career games
at age 56
Mar 2016
2012
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2361 → returned at 2364
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
2342 → 2307
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
0.5/ 77.1%
0W1D6L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #92 | 2057 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #94 | 1357 | -14.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #102 | 1645 | -7.1 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #84 | 1479 | -5.9 |
Rankings
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Germany
#335
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,553
in continent
World
#3,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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