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Welke, Klaus
🇩🇪FIDE 4693329· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Klaus Welke, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 2130 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 51 months (2010–2014) and 84 months (2014–2021). Recent appearance: Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Berliner Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2198 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
2130
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2153
All-time high
2198
−68 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 42
Oct 2003 · age 42
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,794 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
100 career games
at age 64
Mar 2025
2024
85th German 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2186
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2148 → 2186
Nov 2024
2014
Inactive for 84 months
paused at 2169 → returned at 2169
Nov 2014
2010
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 2177 → returned at 2169
Jul 2010
2003
Crossed 2100
at age 42
Oct 2003
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
2145 → 2130
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
1W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #88 | 1867 | -20.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2171 | +0.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2784 | +5.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2184 | +1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2048 | -2.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,416
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,243
in continent
World
#12,794
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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