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Fohler, Claus
🇩🇪FIDE 4610989· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Claus Fohler, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 2179 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 3 2025-2026 Februar 2026 and NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Dezember 2025. His peak of 2350 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2179
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2350
−171 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 38
Jan 2001 · age 38
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,341 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Oct 2025
2024
44th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2248
Jan 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Jul 2023
2022
52nd German 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2290
Oct 2022
2001
Crossed 2300
at age 38
Jan 2001
Crossed 2200
at age 38
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
2197 → 2179
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 1990 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1404 | -9.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2002 | -5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2799 | +4.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 1839 | -8.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2936 | +8.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#973
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,599
in continent
World
#9,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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