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Richter, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 24654000· Male· Germany· Born in 1965

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Thomas Richter, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1868 — just 29 short of his peak of 1897 (Nov 2025, age 60). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HSK-Osteropen 2026, Hamburger Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025, and 1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe A. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1. Eimsbuetteler Schnellschachturnier im ETV) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 28 months (2011–2014), 32 months (2015–2017), 59 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

1868

Standard

Rpd1881·Blz—

All-time high

1897

−29 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 60

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#56,368

#56,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1897
at age 60 · −29 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1794 → 1876
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1876 → returned at 1886
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1809 → returned at 1794
Nov 2018
2015
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1832 → returned at 1826
Feb 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Hamburger Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025
perf 1978 (+81) · 5.5/9 · #11
Top opponent
vs Peter Knops 1,997
Hamburger Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025 · Oct 2025 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
-18
1886 → 1868
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
8W6D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMagnus Grebita1,696·HSK-Osteropen 2026·R3·-14.6
2.[L]vsNikita Kuemmerlen1,741·HSK-Osteropen 2026·R5·-13.5
3.[L]vsAlexander Annegarn1,972·1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe A·R1·-7.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HSK-Osteropen 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/6#441831-29.4
Hamburger Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/9#111978+23.2
1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/4#461859-12.6
Worst Elo result: HSK-Osteropen 2026 (-29.4 Elo, finished #44).

Rankings

/
Germany
#6,049
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#41,311
in continent
World
#56,368
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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7
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