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Thonig, Ralf
🇩🇪FIDE 24653136· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Ralf Thonig, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1779 — just 30 short of his peak of 1809 (Sep 2024, age 60). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 17 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 E and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 E. He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2017–2020) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1809
−30 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 60
Sep 2024 · age 60
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#82,929
#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1655 → 1809
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1809
at age 60 · −30 from today
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 60
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1646 → returned at 1655
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1653 → returned at 1646
Dec 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1793 → 1779
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
7W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 1803 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #48 | 1755 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 1746 | -5.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,431
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#59,732
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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