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Niehaus, Thomas, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 12965405· Male· Germany· Born in 1970

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Thomas, Dr. Niehaus, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1813. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 47-month break between Feb 2019 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6, Team 2026 - ARA Janvier, and Team 2026 - ARA Decembre. His peak of 1890 was reached at age 48 (May 2018).

Current rating

1813

Standard

Rpd1848·Blz1856

All-time high

1890

−77 pts below
May 2018 · age 48

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#72,297

#72,297 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1687 → 1838
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1826 → returned at 1693
Feb 2019
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 48
May 2018
Crossed 1600
at age 48
May 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nicolas Noel 1,772
Team 2026 - ARA Novembre · Nov 2025 · +7.9 Elo
Evolution
-25
1838 → 1813
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
1W0D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsNicolas Noel1,772·Team 2026 - ARA Novembre·R1·+7.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBrigitte Jelassi1,597·Team 2026 - ARA Decembre·R5·-15.9
2.[L]vsEtienne Maillet1,847·Team 2026 - ARA Janvier·R5·-9.2
3.[L]vsMaxence Rob1,909·Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6·R1·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6
Team
Feb 20260/1#8671109-7.6
Team 2026 - ARA Janvier
Team
Jan 20260/1#2651047-9.6
Team 2026 - ARA Decembre
Team
Dec 20250/1#273797-16.2
Team 2026 - ARA Novembre
Team
Nov 20251/1#1112572+8.2
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - ARA Decembre (-16.2 Elo, finished #273).

Rankings

/
Germany
#7,555
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#52,468
in continent
World
#72,296
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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