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Bertram, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 24625914· Male· Germany· Born in 1954
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Thomas Bertram, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 1735. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 17 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D. Also played 7 blitz events (including 18. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He took a 13-month break between Sep 2009 and Nov 2010. His peak of 1988 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2005).
Current rating
1735
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1623
All-time high
1988
−253 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 51
Apr 2005 · age 51
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#97,742
#97,742 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+196 Elo)
1564 → 1760
Oct 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 69
Nov 2023
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Aug 2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Feb 2017
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
May 2016
2013
100 career games
at age 59
May 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1735 → 1735
Tournaments
9
59 games
Score
21.5/ 5936.4%
18W14D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #67 | 1852 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #84 | 2015 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #96 | 1562 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #44 | 1736 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #24 | 2100 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #76 | 1711 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #92 | 1762 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/4 | #60 | 1426 | -27.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/9 | #74 | 1745 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,578
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#69,459
in continent
World
#97,740
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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