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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

#72,286

#72,286 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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

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Germany
#7,468
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#52,465
in continent
World
#72,286
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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Europe
1
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1
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2,840
2
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