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Mothes, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 24656186· Male· Germany· Born in 1978
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Thomas Mothes, a 48-year-old German player, is rated 1821 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Q7 D. Also played 1 blitz event (including 20. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1748
All-time high
1821
at best
Mar 2026 · age 48
Mar 2026 · age 48
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#69,807
#69,807 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1821
at age 48
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 47
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1591 → 1755
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 46
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1755 → returned at 1819
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1819 → 1821
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
4W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #18 | 1830 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 1991 | +64.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,259
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#50,766
in continent
World
#69,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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