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Petzold, Klaus

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FIDEFIDE 4641442· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Klaus Petzold, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 2165 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2015), 33 months (2016–2019), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 43 months (2022–2026). Recent appearance: 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 2299 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

2165

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2299

−134 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 39

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,226 · players worldwide · of 216,807

Career timeline

11 entries
2023
78th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2174
Mar 2023
2022
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 2174 → returned at 2169
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2169 → returned at 2174
Mar 2020
2016
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2174 → returned at 2178
May 2016
2014
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2172 → returned at 2172
Mar 2014
2010
100 career games
at age 48
May 2010

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-9
2174 → 2165
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20260/1#1271600-4.2
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20260/1#1031568-5.0

Rankings

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Germany
#1,104
out of 15,290 players
Europe
#7,286
in continent
World
#10,226
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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2
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1
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2
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7
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