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Wielsch, Klaus
🇩🇪FIDE 4672313· Male· Germany· Born in 1959
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Klaus Wielsch, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 2073 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 13 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Januar 2026 and Int. Bodensee-Seniorenopen 2025. He had 6 career breaks: 50 months (2003–2007), 13 months (2011–2012), 16 months (2013–2014), 17 months (2015–2016), 12 months (2019–2020) and 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2176 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
2073
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2176
−103 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 49
Jul 2008 · age 49
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,068 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
100 career games
at age 66
Jul 2025
93rd German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2117
Jan 2025
2023
99th German 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2151
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2141 → returned at 2142
Apr 2020
2019
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2138 → returned at 2141
Mar 2019
2015
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2125 → returned at 2120
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
2095 → 2073
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
4W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #100 | 1482 | -4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #70 | 1882 | -10.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #54 | 2187 | +5.6 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 2014 | -12.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,094
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#13,222
in continent
World
#18,068
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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