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Thelen, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 24619523· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Thomas Thelen, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 2011. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2007–2009), 21 months (2009–2011), 15 months (2011–2012) and 37 months (2013–2016). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2118 was reached at age 42 (May 2011).
Current rating
2011
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2118
−107 pts below
May 2011 · age 42
May 2011 · age 42
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#25,823
#25,823 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Oct 2024
2019
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1968 → 2027
Nov 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 50
Aug 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Aug 2017
2013
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2074 → returned at 2004
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1999 → 2011
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2761 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #54 | 1259 | -8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #74 | 1808 | -11.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | 1368 | -6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2162 | +3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2993 | +14.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2058 | +1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2777 | +9.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,022
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#19,078
in continent
World
#25,823
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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