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Kappler, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 24638684· Male· Germany· Born in 1970

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Thomas Kappler, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1762 — just 6 short of his peak of 1768 (Mar 2024, age 54). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 101 months (2007–2016), 12 months (2016–2017), 35 months (2017–2020), 37 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 31 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 3. Freundschachts-Open.

Current rating

1762

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1768

−6 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 54

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#88,511

#88,511 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1643 → 1768
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1768
at age 54 · −6 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Apr 2023
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1614 → returned at 1762
Apr 2023
2020
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1643 → returned at 1614
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1697 → returned at 1643
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
3. Freundschachts-Open
perf 1854 (+92) · 3/6 · #92
Top opponent
vs Julian Schleicher 1,899
3. Freundschachts-Open · Nov 2025 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-6
1768 → 1762
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHendrik Ondrouschek1,800·3. Freundschachts-Open·R4·+11.1
2.[D]vsJulian Schleicher1,899·3. Freundschachts-Open·R5·+3.8
3.[D]vsCarlos Amado-Blanco1,846·3. Freundschachts-Open·R2·+2.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichael Balhar1,814·3. Freundschachts-Open·R7·-8.5
2.[L]vsUlrich Schrauder1,858·3. Freundschachts-Open·R6·-7.3
3.[L]vsDarius Vogel1,906·3. Freundschachts-Open·R3·-6.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3. Freundschachts-Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/6#921854-6.0

Rankings

/
Germany
#8,881
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#63,469
in continent
World
#88,509
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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8881🇩🇪Kappler, Thomas1,762
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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