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Kaufmann, Thorsten
🇩🇪FIDE 24647950· Male· Germany· Born in 1980
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Thorsten Kaufmann, a 46-year-old German player, is rated 2009. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 10 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026, 36. Staufer Open A, and 22. Sparkassen-Open Forchheim 2025 A-Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 12. BrainGames 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Bezirksblitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft Ostalb 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 40 months (2011–2014), 21 months (2015–2016), 16 months (2017–2018) and 63 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2091 was reached at age 34 (Nov 2014).
Current rating
2009
Standard
Rpd2043·Blz2110
All-time high
2091
−82 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 34
Nov 2014 · age 34
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,129
#26,129 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 45
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 45
Sep 2025
2019
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 2057 → returned at 2036
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2085 → returned at 2077
Jun 2017
2015
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2079 → returned at 2078
Jan 2015
2014
All-time peak 2091
at age 34 · −82 from today
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
1998 → 2009
Tournaments
7
33 games
Score
18/ 3354.5%
13W10D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2118 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #165 | 1916 | -30.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2921 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #54 | 2041 | -9.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2923 | +13.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #7 | 2022 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 2075 | +14.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,053
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#19,309
in continent
World
#26,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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