Format
WT
Walter, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 24620548· Male· Germany· Born in 1978
Follow Thomas WalterTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Thomas Walter, a 48-year-old German player, is rated 2083 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 8 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 1-2, and 19. Werner-Obermeyer-Open Ortenburg 2025 Gruppe A. Also played 2 rapid (including 12. BrainGames 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 28-month break between Dec 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2182 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2017).
Current rating
2083
Standard
Rpd2098·Blz2027
All-time high
2182
−99 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 39
Jan 2017 · age 39
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Feb 2025
2022
500 career games
at age 44
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2127 → returned at 2098
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Oct 2019
2017
All-time peak 2182
at age 39 · −99 from today
Jan 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
2105 → 2177
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
2110 → 2083
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
4W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2772 | +14.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2183 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2010 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2777 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #75 | 1372 | -7.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,956
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#12,413
in continent
World
#17,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
| 1 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,694 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Alexander DonchenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,645 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,645 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Follow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,635 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,620 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,593 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪Follow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,592 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Follow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,591 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Follow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,587 |
| ... | ||
| 1956 | 2,083 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| ... | ||
| 12413 | 2,083 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 17034 | 2,083 | |