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Meulner, Klaus
🇩🇪FIDE 4642880· Male· Germany· Born in 1958
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Klaus Meulner, a 68-year-old German player, is rated 1966. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 20 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Holledauer Schachopen, Marburger Schachtage 2025 A-Open, and 22. Sparkassen-Open Forchheim 2025 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Landesliga Nord) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 66 months (2004–2010) and 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2224 was reached at age 52 (May 2010).
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd2104·Blz2059
All-time high
2224
−258 pts below
May 2010 · age 52
May 2010 · age 52
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,431
#33,431 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2097 → returned at 2063
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
Nov 2019
2014
100 career games
at age 56
Sep 2014
2011
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
2113 → 2145
Nov 2011
2010
93rd German 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2224
May 2010
All-time peak 2224
at age 52 · −258 from today
May 2010
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1990 → 1966
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
16.5/ 3350.0%
13W7D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 1923 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #110 | 2069 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #16 | 2093 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/7 | #89 | 1940 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/7 | #20 | 1847 | -28.8 |
Rankings
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Germany
#3,857
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#24,716
in continent
World
#33,431
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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