Klaus Bischoff is a German chess Grandmaster and a former national champion. Born in Duisburg, Germany on November 12, 1961, he earned the titles of International Master in 1985 and Grandmaster in 1990.
In 2005, he tied for first place with Mikhail Kobalia and Ashot Anastasian in the inaugural World Chess960 Open, held in Mainz.
Bischoff also played for several German national teams, including season 1991/92 in the European Cup and in the years 1992, 1994 and 1996 in the Chess Olympiad.