GMKlaus Bischoff

GER Born 1961 (Age ≈65) Male
FIDE ID
4600045

About Klaus Bischoff

Klaus Bischoff was born in Ulm in 1961 and became a grandmaster in 1990. He won eleven German blitz championships and shared first with Vladimir Epishin at the 1999 Essen rapid tournament. Show more

Klaus Bischoff was born in Ulm in 1961 and became a grandmaster in 1990. He won eleven German blitz championships and shared first with Vladimir Epishin at the 1999 Essen rapid tournament. His classical tournament successes included shared victories at Kecskemét, Arosa, Recklinghausen and Bad Zwesten. He won the German national championship in 2013 and 2015. Bischoff also helped Germany win silver at the 2000 Istanbul Olympiad. His European Team Championship results included team bronze medals in 1989 and 2001.

FIDE ratings

2400.9 -18.1

Classical

Live estimate

2531

Rapid

Published FIDE

2460

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1359
National rank · GER
#93

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2569 Nov 2009
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
320

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-10 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
301 2013-09-07 84th ch-GER 2013 Saarbruecken GER 2 Frank Schellmann Klaus Bischoff 0-1 24 Open
302 2013-09-07 84th ch-GER 2013 Saarbruecken GER 2.19 Frank Schellmann Klaus Bischoff 0-1 24 Open
303 2013-09-06 84th ch-GER 2013 Saarbruecken GER 1 Klaus Bischoff Hans-Joachim Vatter 1/2-1/2 47 Open
304 2013-09-06 84th ch-GER 2013 Saarbruecken GER 1.6 Klaus Bischoff Hans-Joachim Vatter 1/2-1/2 47 Open
305 2013-02-24 Bundesliga 2012-13 Bremen GER 10 Klaus Bischoff Tomi Nyback 1/2-1/2 31 Open
306 2013-02-23 Bundesliga 2012-13 Bremen GER 9 Roeland Pruijssers Klaus Bischoff 1-0 46 Open
307 2013-02-03 Bundesliga 2012-13 Essen GER 8 Klaus Bischoff Miroslaw Grabarczyk 1-0 26 Open
308 2013-02-02 Bundesliga 2012-13 Essen GER 7 Hagen Poetsch Klaus Bischoff 1-0 24 Open
309 2013-01-20 TCh-AUT 2012-13 Graz AUT 7.6 Sebastian Siebrecht Klaus Bischoff 0-1 39 Open
310 2013-01-18 TCh-AUT 2012-13 Graz AUT 5.5 Klaus Bischoff Pavel Blatny 0-1 43 Open
311 2013-01-17 TCh-AUT 2012-13 Graz AUT 4.5 Anton Postl Klaus Bischoff 0-1 40 Open
312 2012-12-09 Bundesliga 2012-13 Baden Baden GER 6 Arkadij Naiditsch Klaus Bischoff 1-0 47 Open
313 2012-12-08 Bundesliga 2012-13 Baden Baden GER 5 Tornike Sanikidze Klaus Bischoff 1-0 34 Open
314 2012-11-11 Bundesliga 2012-13 Norderstedt GER 4 Marta Michna Klaus Bischoff 1/2-1/2 30 Open
315 2012-11-10 Bundesliga 2012-13 Norderstedt GER 3 Klaus Bischoff Lubomir Ftacnik 1/2-1/2 69 Open
316 2012-11-04 TCh-AUT 2012-13 Hohenems AUT 3.5 Klaus Bischoff Joachim Wallner 1/2-1/2 30 Open
317 2012-11-03 TCh-AUT 2012-13 Hohenems AUT 2.5 Ilja Schneider Klaus Bischoff 1/2-1/2 33 Open
318 2012-11-02 TCh-AUT 2012-13 Hohenems AUT 1.5 Klaus Bischoff Georg Halvax 1-0 30 Open
319 2012-10-21 Bundesliga 2012-13 Muelheim GER 2 Robert Ruck Klaus Bischoff 1-0 39 Open
320 2012-10-20 Bundesliga 2012-13 Muelheim GER 1 Klaus Bischoff Martin Neubauer 1/2-1/2 59 Open