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Thonig, Manfred
🇩🇪FIDE 24607550· Male· Germany· Born in 1940
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Manfred Thonig, a 86-year-old German player, is rated 1598. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, 4. Nestorenturnier 2026, and 51. Alpenpokal 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1913 was reached at age 64 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1598
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1769
All-time high
1913
−315 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 64
Jul 2004 · age 64
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#147,797
#147,797 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1543 → 1717
May 2024
2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1543 → returned at 1717
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1555 → returned at 1544
Jul 2019
2016
1,000 career games
at age 76
Aug 2016
2011
500 career games
at age 71
Jul 2011
2007
100 career games
at age 67
Jan 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
1642 → 1598
Tournaments
6
48 games
Score
16.5/ 4834.4%
15W3D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #38 | 1590 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/8 | #64 | 1562 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/8 | #174 | 1541 | -42.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #45 | 1894 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/8 | #28 | 1569 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #15 | 1885 | +33.4 |
Worst Elo result: 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026 (-42.8 Elo, finished #174).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRenate Walther
🇩🇪GER·1412
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsHelmut Conitz
🇩🇪GER·1759
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsChristian Bardin
🇫🇷FRA·1708
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsUrsula Schumacher
🇩🇪GER·1542
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsDieter Dziura
🇩🇪GER·1820
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
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Germany
#12,455
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#98,734
in continent
World
#147,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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