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Lang, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 1321986· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1959

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Thomas Lang, a 67-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1691. He has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: SSS Zurich 1 2026 and SSS Adelboden 2025. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2009–2010), 23 months (2010–2012), 46 months (2012–2016) and 75 months (2017–2023). His peak of 1843 was reached at age 50 (Apr 2009).

Current rating

1691

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1843

−152 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 50

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#113,234

#113,234 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+129 Elo)
1654 → 1783
Mar 2024
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Feb 2017
Inactive for 75 months
paused at 1654 → returned at 1639
Feb 2017
2012
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1784 → returned at 1728
May 2012
2010
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1784
May 2010
92nd Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1843
Jan 2010

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Philipp Kaufmann 1,764
SSS Adelboden 2025 · Aug 2025 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
-57
1748 → 1691
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
2/ 1118.2%
1W2D8L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsPhilipp Kaufmann1,764·SSS Adelboden 2025·R4·+1.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPaul Lincke1,525·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R3·-14.4
2.[L]vsMoritz Isch1,585·SSS Zurich 1 2026·R2·-13.0
3.[L]vsJean Kraehenbuehl1,802·SSS Adelboden 2025·R9·-7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SSS Zurich 1 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20260/3#104895-32.8
SSS Adelboden 2025
Swiss
Aug 20252/5#361730-23.6
Worst Elo result: SSS Zurich 1 2026 (-32.8 Elo, finished #104).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#2,155
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#79,161
in continent
World
#113,230
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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5
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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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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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