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Walter, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 24620548· Male· Germany· Born in 1978
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Thomas Walter, a 48-year-old German player, is rated 2093 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 9 months. 14 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
2093
Standard
Rpd2098·Blz2027
All-time high
2182
−89 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 39
Jan 2017 · age 39
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#16,064 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −89 from today
Jan 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
2105 → 2177
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
2110 → 2093
Tournaments
9
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
5W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2868 | +9.6 |
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 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #83 | 1269 | -20.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2960 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/4 | #15 | 1363 | -34.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStefan Liepold
🇩🇪GER·2056
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsDustin Bachstein
🇩🇪GER·2114
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsAndreas Goetz
🇩🇪GER·2016
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsKevin Tong
🇩🇪GER·2193
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsMichael WillimCM
🇩🇪GER·2036
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2017
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Rankings
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Germany
#1,827
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,684
in continent
World
#16,064
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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