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Ruider, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 24696358· Male· Germany· Born in 1958
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Thomas Ruider, a 68-year-old German player, is rated 1881 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2019), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Hamburger Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Kandidatenklasse.
Current rating
1881
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1881
at best
Jul 2025 · age 67
Jul 2025 · age 67
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,933
#52,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1881
at age 67
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1719 → 1863
Jun 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1863 → returned at 1881
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1739 → returned at 1717
Mar 2020
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1790 → returned at 1742
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1881 → 1881
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/5 | #12 | 1997 | +18.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,772
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#38,912
in continent
World
#52,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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