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Escher, Clemens
🇩🇪FIDE 4645260· Male· Germany· Born in 1980
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Clemens Escher, a 46-year-old German player, is rated 2148 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 35 months (2006–2009) and 100 months (2014–2022). Recent appearance: Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2242 was reached at age 32 (Mar 2012).
Current rating
2148
Standard
Rpd2160·Blz2102
All-time high
2242
−94 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 32
Mar 2012 · age 32
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,372 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
84th German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2161
Feb 2026
2023
71st German 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2225
Jan 2023
2014
Inactive for 100 months
paused at 2230 → returned at 2225
Jan 2014
2012
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
2194 → 2242
Mar 2012
All-time peak 2242
at age 32 · −94 from today
Mar 2012
100 career games
at age 32
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2171 → 2148
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 2054 | -5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1821 | -7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2749 | +4.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #86 | 1159 | -15.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,245
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,151
in continent
World
#11,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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