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Sicars, Thorsten
🇩🇪FIDE 12904090· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Thorsten Sicars, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2020. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 4 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 50 and Deutsche Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 50. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 25 months (2017–2019). His peak of 2177 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2010).
Current rating
2020
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2177
−157 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 43
Jul 2010 · age 43
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,554
#24,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2022
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1986 → 2025
Aug 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Mar 2020
100 career games
at age 53
Mar 2020
2017
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2012 → returned at 2010
Apr 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2023 → 2020
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #5 | 1989 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,847
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,108
in continent
World
#24,554
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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