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Mehlen, Theodor
🇩🇪FIDE 16271424· Male· Germany· Born in 1953
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Theodor Mehlen, a 73-year-old German player, is rated 1770. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 A, and 34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025. His peak of 1886 was reached at age 66 (Dec 2019).
Current rating
1770
Standard
Rpd1891·Blz—
All-time high
1886
−116 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 66
Dec 2019 · age 66
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#85,725
#85,725 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1784 → 1839
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 71
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1860 → returned at 1861
Feb 2020
2019
All-time peak 1886
at age 66 · −116 from today
Dec 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-61
1831 → 1770
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
12/ 3040.0%
8W8D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #936 | 1778 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/7 | #199 | 1601 | -30.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #104 | 1788 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/3 | #71 | 2403 | -16.8 |
Rankings
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Germany
#8,545
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#61,571
in continent
World
#85,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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