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Thomas, Walter
🇩🇪FIDE 12950815· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Walter Thomas, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1721. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including ESF 2025 Rapid Mannschaftsturnier Erwachsene - Div. 2) recently. His peak of 1782 was reached at age 59 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1721
Standard
Rpd1704·Blz—
All-time high
1782
−61 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 59
Mar 2024 · age 59
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#102,322
#102,322 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1634 → 1759
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1782
at age 59 · −61 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1685 → returned at 1681
Apr 2020
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Nov 2016
2013
Crossed 1600
at age 48
Apr 2013
Crossed 1500
at age 48
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
1727 → 1721
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
1W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #768 | 1784 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #693 | 1971 | +6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #630 | 1575 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1199 | 823 | -13.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #239 | 2398 | +6.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,767
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#72,385
in continent
World
#102,321
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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