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Thorn, Volker
🇩🇪FIDE 12992615· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Volker Thorn, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1539. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 25 months (2015–2017), 57 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 30 months (2022–2025). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 F and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 F. His peak of 1616 was reached at age 55 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1539
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1616
−77 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#170,594
#170,594 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 55
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1616
at age 55 · −77 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1360 → returned at 1588
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1588 → 1539
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
1W3D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #58 | 1430 | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #69 | 1610 | -16.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#13,307
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#110,243
in continent
World
#170,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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