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Kulke, Tobias

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FIDEFIDE 24607703· Male· Germany· Born in 1989

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Tobias Kulke, a 37-year-old German player, is rated 2163 — just 2 short of his peak of 2165 (May 2015, age 26) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 114-month break between May 2015 and Dec 2024. Recent appearance: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026.

At junior level, he reached #44 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2163

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2165

−2 pts below
May 2015 · age 26

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,365 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2015
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
2122 → 2165
May 2015
All-time peak 2165
at age 26 · −2 from today
May 2015
Inactive for 114 months
paused at 2165 → returned at 2165
May 2015
2009
44th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2152
Nov 2009
2008
Crossed 2100
at age 19
Jan 2008
Crossed 2000
at age 19
Jan 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dieter Kaiser 2,176
2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B Februar 2026 · Feb 2026 · +0.4 Elo
Evolution
+3
2160 → 2163
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
2W5D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026
Team
Apr 20261.5/2#132193+1.6
2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#142334+9.4
2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#5921500.0
2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B September 2025
Team
Sep 20251/2#422008-8.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#1,118
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,384
in continent
World
#10,365
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
10
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2,587
...
1118🇩🇪Kulke, Tobias2,163
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
7384🇩🇪Kulke, Tobias2,163
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
10365🇩🇪Kulke, Tobias2,163