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Bauer, Claus, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 4628292· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Claus, Dr. Bauer, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2132 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2008), 49 months (2008–2012), 12 months (2015–2016), 12 months (2016–2017), 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including RLP-Einzel-Blitzmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2225 was reached at age 37 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
2132
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2118
All-time high
2225
−93 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 37
Oct 2004 · age 37
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,643 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2145 → returned at 2132
Jun 2024
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2136 → returned at 2149
Sep 2019
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2102 → returned at 2102
Jul 2016
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2133 → returned at 2102
Jun 2015
100 career games
at age 48
Jun 2015
2008
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2183 → returned at 2172
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
2145 → 2132
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
5W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #17 | 2048 | -13.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,406
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,119
in continent
World
#12,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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