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Pahl, Theis
🇩🇪FIDE 16201264· Male· Germany· Born in 2004
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Theis Pahl, a 22-year-old German player, is rated 2259 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord 2025-2026 Stichkampf Aufstieg, Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 April 2026, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Delme Chess Festival Schnellschach 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #34, #18, #27, #22 and #33 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2259
Standard
Rpd2183·Blz2062
All-time high
2259
at best
May 2026 · age 22
May 2026 · age 22
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#514 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
16 entries2026
All-time peak 2259
at age 22
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Oct 2025
8-month rising streak
+92 Elo
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
May 2024
2023
34th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2194
Mar 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+66
2193 → 2259
Tournaments
8
21 games
Score
16/ 2176.2%
15W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #12 | 1607 | -6.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2979 | +7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #39 | 2932 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #22 | 2935 | +15.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #10 | 2302 | +19.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#514
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#3,719
in continent
World
#5,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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