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Besenthal, Klaus-Guenther

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FIDEFIDE 4691989· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Klaus-Guenther Besenthal, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 2060 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2013–2015) and 54 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar. Also played 1 blitz event (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. His peak of 2215 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2007).

Current rating

2060

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1913

All-time high

2215

−155 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 45

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,553 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2020
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 2062 → returned at 2027
Feb 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2032 → 2070
Aug 2019
2015
100 career games
at age 53
Aug 2015
2013
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2137 → returned at 2104
May 2013
2007
Crossed 2200
at age 45
Apr 2007
All-time peak 2215
at age 45 · −155 from today
Apr 2007

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sergej BogomolowCM 2,069
Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar · Jan 2026 · +10.3 Elo
Evolution
+10
2050 → 2060
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#172242+10.0

Rankings

/
Germany
#2,280
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#14,327
in continent
World
#19,553
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
2280🇩🇪Besenthal, Klaus-Guenther2,060
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
14327🇩🇪Besenthal, Klaus-Guenther2,060
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
19553🇩🇪Besenthal, Klaus-Guenther2,060