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Kleeschaetzky, Ralf
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4611888· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Ralf Kleeschaetzky, a 65-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2144 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Berliner Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He took a 171-month break between Jul 2009 and Nov 2023. His peak of 2243 was reached at age 63 (Jan 2024).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 40).
Current rating
2144
Standard
Rpd2200·Blz2052
All-time high
2243
−99 pts below
Jan 2024 · age 63
Jan 2024 · age 63
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,701 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 2243
at age 63 · −99 from today
Jan 2024
2023
40th German 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2242
Nov 2023
2009
Inactive for 171 months
paused at 2239 → returned at 2242
Jul 2009
2003
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
2188 → 2219
Oct 2003
Crossed 2200
at age 42
Apr 2003
2001
FM title awardedFM
at age 40
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
2179 → 2144
Tournaments
6
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
1W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #79 | 1923 | -16.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #54 | 1374 | -9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2791 | +5.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #73 | 1391 | -9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2094 | -2.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #60 | 2142 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,278
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,390
in continent
World
#11,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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