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

Classical

2399.9 -19.1

Live estimate

Rapid

2531

Published FIDE

Blitz

2460

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank: #1359
National rank · GER: #93

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating: 2569 Nov 2009
Recorded years: 2001–2026
Archived games: 322

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (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
1	2026-11-13	FIDE World Senior Chess Championships 2026 \| Open 65+	Banja, Serbia	10.9	Bischoff, Klaus	Cummings, David H.	Draw: 1/2-1/2	57	Open
2	2026-11-12	FIDE World Senior Chess Championships 2026 \| Open 65+	Banja, Serbia	9.15	Kostic, Milutin B	Bischoff, Klaus	Won: 0-1	45	Open
3	2026-11-07	34th World Senior 65+	Vrnjacka Banja SRB	5.22	Rooze,J	Bischoff,K	Lost: 1-0	39	Open
4	2026-11-07	FIDE World Senior Chess Championships 2026 \| Open 65+	Banja, Serbia	5.22	Rooze, Jan	Bischoff, Klaus	Lost: 1-0	39	Open
5	2026-11-06	FIDE World Senior Chess Championships 2026 \| Open 65+	Banja, Serbia	4.19	Bischoff, Klaus	Nemeth, Zoltan	Draw: 1/2-1/2	30	Open
6	2026-11-06	34th World Senior 65+	Vrnjacka Banja SRB	4.19	Bischoff,K	Nemeth,Zo	Draw: 1/2-1/2	30	Open
7	2026-11-05	34th World Senior 65+	Vrnjacka Banja SRB	3.16	Yakimenko,Alex	Bischoff,K	Draw: 1/2-1/2	41	Open
8	2026-11-05	FIDE World Senior Chess Championships 2026 \| Open 65+	Banja, Serbia	3.16	Yakimenko, Alexander A.	Bischoff, Klaus	Draw: 1/2-1/2	41	Open
9	2026-11-04	34th World Senior 65+	Vrnjacka Banja SRB	2.4	Bischoff,K	Druckenthaner,A	Draw: 1/2-1/2	47	Open
10	2026-11-04	FIDE World Senior Chess Championships 2026 \| Open 65+	Banja, Serbia	2.4	Bischoff, Klaus	Druckenthaner, Andreas	Draw: 1/2-1/2	47	Open
11	2026-11-03	34th World Senior 65+	Vrnjacka Banja SRB	1.4	Alquist,E	Bischoff,K	Won: 0-1	59	Open
12	2026-11-03	FIDE World Senior Chess Championships 2026 \| Open 65+	Banja, Serbia	1.4	Alquist, Erik	Bischoff, Klaus	Won: 0-1	59	Open
13	2026-03-21	Bundesliga 2025-26	Viernheim GER	9.1	Wagner,De	Bischoff,K	Lost: 1-0	27	Open
14	2026-02-08	Bundesliga 2025-26	Kirchweyhe GER	6.2	Klaus Bischoff	Lucas Van Foreest	Lost: 0-1	51	Open
15	2026-02-08	Bundesliga - Kirchweyhe	https://lichess.org/broadcast/german-bundesliga-202526/round-6/2hgbLbso/rzc46neT	6.14	Klaus Bischoff	Lucas Van Foreest	Lost: 0-1	51	Open
16	2026-02-07	Bundesliga 2025-26	Kirchweyhe GER	5.1	Erik Van den Doel	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	20	Open
17	2025-12-07	Bundesliga 2025-26	Heimbach-Weis GER	4.2	Klaus Bischoff	Timur Kocharin	Draw: 1/2-1/2	30	Open
18	2025-12-06	Bundesliga 2025-26	Heimbach-Weis GER	3.1	Yevgeniy Roshka	Klaus Bischoff	Lost: 1-0	25	Open
19	2025-09-28	Bundesliga 2025-26	Deggendorf GER	2.2	Alexander Berelowitsch	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	22	Open
20	2025-09-27	Bundesliga 2025-26	Deggendorf GER	1.2	Klaus Bischoff	Alexander Krastev	Draw: 1/2-1/2	21	Open
21	2025-04-27	Bundesliga 2024-25	Deggendorf GER	15.4	Nikolas Wachinger	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	74	Open
22	2025-04-25	Bundesliga 2024-25	Deggendorf GER	13.5	Klaus Bischoff	Aleksander Delchev	Draw: 1/2-1/2	21	Open
23	2025-04-13	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	9.1	Klaus Bischoff	Michael Adams	Draw: 1/2-1/2	27	Open
24	2025-04-12	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	8.1	Michael Adams	Klaus Bischoff	Lost: 1-0	39	Open
25	2025-04-11	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	7.5	Marek Zych	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	14	Open
26	2025-04-10	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	6.13	Klaus Bischoff	Susan K Lalic	Won: 1-0	46	Open
27	2025-04-09	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	5.1	Klaus Bischoff	Pawel Laszewicz	Won: 1-0	43	Open
28	2025-04-08	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	4.13	John Fletcher	Klaus Bischoff	Won: 0-1	34	Open
29	2025-04-07	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	3.5	Klaus Bischoff	Graeme N Buckley	Won: 1-0	41	Open
30	2025-04-06	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	2.9	Jaroslaw Rogowski	Klaus Bischoff	Won: 0-1	37	Open
31	2025-04-05	TCh-EUR Senior +50 2025	Swidnica POL	1.9	Klaus Bischoff	Michael Adams	Lost: 0-1	57	Open
32	2025-02-26	World Senior Teams +50	Prague CZE	9.1	Jaan Ehlvest	Klaus Bischoff	Lost: 1-0	30	Open
33	2025-02-25	World Senior Teams +50	Prague CZE	8.1	Klaus Bischoff	Bengt 1960 Svensson	Won: 1-0	35	Open
34	2025-02-24	World Senior Teams +50	Prague CZE	7.1	Alexandre Lesiege	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	30	Open
35	2025-02-23	World Senior Teams +50	Prague CZE	6.1	Klaus Bischoff	Victor Plotkin	Draw: 1/2-1/2	23	Open
36	2025-02-21	World Senior Teams +50	Prague CZE	5.1	Michael Adams	Klaus Bischoff	Lost: 1-0	31	Open
37	2025-02-20	World Senior Teams +50	Prague CZE	4.1	Atle Gronn	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	67	Open
38	2025-02-18	World Senior Teams +50	Prague CZE	2.1	Andrew J Muir	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	23	Open
39	2025-02-17	World Senior Teams +50	Prague CZE	1.29	Klaus Bischoff	Jaroslaw Rogowski	Won: 1-0	25	Open
40	2025-01-12	Bundesliga 2024-25	Bad Mergentheim GER	6.8	Klaus Bischoff	Raj Tischbierek	Draw: 1/2-1/2	21	Open
41	2025-01-11	Bundesliga 2024-25	Bad Mergentheim GER	5.7	Alexander Gasthofer	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	20	Open
42	2024-11-28	32nd World Senior 50+	Porto Santo POR	11.4	Klaus Bischoff	Kiril Georgiev	Draw: 1/2-1/2	33	Open
43	2024-11-27	32nd World Senior 50+	Porto Santo POR	10.5	Frank Holzke	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	17	Open
44	2024-11-26	32nd World Senior 50+	Porto Santo POR	9.7	Klaus Bischoff	Uffe Vinter-Schou	Won: 1-0	37	Open
45	2024-11-25	32nd World Senior 50+	Porto Santo POR	8.4	Andrei Maksimenko	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	25	Open
46	2024-11-24	32nd World Senior 50+	Porto Santo POR	7.1	Klaus Bischoff	Doug Eckert	Won: 1-0	43	Open
47	2024-11-22	32nd World Senior 50+	Porto Santo POR	6.1	Renzo Mantovani	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	24	Open
48	2024-11-20	32nd World Senior 50+	Porto Santo POR	4.15	Boris, Dr. Dimitrijeski	Klaus Bischoff	Draw: 1/2-1/2	45	Open
49	2024-11-19	32nd World Senior 50+	Porto Santo POR	3.14	Klaus Bischoff	Evgeny V. Melikhov	Draw: 1/2-1/2	57	Open
50	2024-11-17	32nd World Senior 50+	Porto Santo POR	1.9	Klaus Bischoff	Alan Minnican	Draw: 1/2-1/2	33	Open