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Welke, Klaus

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,789 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
Evolution
-15
21452130
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
1W4D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Mar 20260.5/3#881867-20.2
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#412171+0.6
Team
Jan 20261/1#62784+5.8
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#312184+1.0
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#252048-2.6
Worst Elo result: Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 (-20.2 Elo, finished #88).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,421
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,230
in continent
World
#12,789
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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1
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2
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7
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