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Schmitz, Klaus

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FIDEFIDE 4696085· Male· Germany· Born in 1954

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Klaus Schmitz, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 1781. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearance: Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 A-Turnier. He had 4 career breaks: 22 months (2011–2012), 33 months (2013–2015), 13 months (2016–2018) and 58 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1869 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1781

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1869

−88 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#82,325

#82,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 71
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1781 → 1869
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1869
at age 70 · −88 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 1781 → returned at 1782
Dec 2018
2016
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1760 → returned at 1765
Dec 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Weiand 1,885
Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 A-Turnier · Oct 2025 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
-58
1839 → 1781
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
4.5/ 1825.0%
4W5D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Birkenfelder Schachfruehling 2026 A-Open
Swiss
Apr 20261/6#401519-44.2
Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 A-Turnier
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/7#91763-14.0
Worst Elo result: Birkenfelder Schachfruehling 2026 A-Open (-44.2 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

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Germany
#8,374
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#59,322
in continent
World
#82,323
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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82323🇩🇪Schmitz, Klaus1,781