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Gschwendtner, Klaus

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FIDEFIDE 4633598· Male· Germany· Born in 1957

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Klaus Gschwendtner, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 2066 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 19 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. He took a 35-month break between Dec 2019 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2156 was reached at age 57 (Oct 2014).

Current rating

2066

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2156

−90 pts below
Oct 2014 · age 57

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#18,881 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2023
76th German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2119
Nov 2023
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2103 → returned at 2119
Dec 2019
94th German 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2133
Oct 2019
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
2086 → 2133
May 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
Dec 2018
2014
All-time peak 2156
at age 57 · −90 from today
Oct 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Terry P D ChapmanFM 2,257
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 · Oct 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-1
2067 → 2066
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
8W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/7#1132082+4.4
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/11#1252046-5.4

Rankings

/
Germany
#2,171
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#13,821
in continent
World
#18,881
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
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2171🇩🇪Gschwendtner, Klaus2,066
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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13821🇩🇪Gschwendtner, Klaus2,066
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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18881🇩🇪Gschwendtner, Klaus2,066