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Hoefken, Tom
🇩🇪FIDE 16207220· Male· Germany· Born in 1998
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Tom Hoefken, a 28-year-old German player, is rated 2109 — his current career high and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, ASVb-A-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. He took a 107-month break between Jun 2015 and Jun 2024.
At junior level, he reached #96 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2109
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1994
All-time high
2109
at best
Apr 2026 · age 28
Apr 2026 · age 28
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,555 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Crossed 2100
at age 28
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2109
at age 28
Apr 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1926 → 2066
Dec 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Jun 2024
2016
96th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1926
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+60
2049 → 2109
Tournaments
10
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
12W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #951 | 2098 | +0.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #4 | 2891 | +10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2298 | +11.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #57 | 1324 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2775 | +14.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #140 | 2657 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2570 | +2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2878 | +10.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2847 | +9.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #76 | 1217 | -11.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Germany
#1,637
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#10,554
in continent
World
#14,555
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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