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Thelen, Armin
🇩🇪FIDE 24633909· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Armin Thelen, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1952. He is currently in the 1950–2000 range. 26 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 B, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B. He had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2012–2015), 17 months (2015–2016) and 18 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2068 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
1952
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1905
All-time high
2068
−116 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 42
Jul 2008 · age 42
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,261
#36,261 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2019
100 career games
at age 53
Jul 2019
2016
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2025 → returned at 2006
Sep 2016
2015
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2015 → returned at 2025
Mar 2015
2012
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2005 → returned at 2015
Sep 2012
2008
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2029 → 2068
Jul 2008
All-time peak 2068
at age 42 · −116 from today
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1975 → 1952
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
6W11D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexander Michael Matiashvili1,939·Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B·R3·-10.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #45 | 1924 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #46 | 1967 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #45 | 1985 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #55 | 1756 | -27.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/5 | #37 | 2010 | +5.8 |
Rankings
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Germany
#4,130
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#26,788
in continent
World
#36,261
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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