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Schaetzle, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 12961892· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Thomas Schaetzle, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1709. He has slipped back 185 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 E, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 E, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale E. His peak of 1894 was reached at age 65 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1709
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1894
−185 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 65
Apr 2025 · age 65
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,659
#106,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
4 entries2025
Crossed 1800
at age 65
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1894
at age 65 · −185 from today
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1894 · at age 65
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-185
1894 → 1709
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
5.5/ 1536.7%
2W7D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKarl-Detlef Schulz Tavares1,577·Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale E·R2·+8.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #77 | 1634 | -45.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #38 | 1589 | -58.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/5 | #37 | 1580 | -82.4 |
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale E (-82.4 Elo, finished #37).
Rankings
/
Germany
#10,235
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#75,154
in continent
World
#106,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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