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Heinzel, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 34616934· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Thomas Heinzel, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1889 — just 20 short of his peak of 1909 (Mar 2025, age 61). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 14 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 3 2025-2026 Dezember 2025 and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open.
Current rating
1889
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1909
−20 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 61
Mar 2025 · age 61
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50,821
#50,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
All-time peak 1909
at age 61 · −20 from today
Mar 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1694 → 1848
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024
2022
First FIDE rating
1694 · at age 58
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1894 → 1889
Tournaments
7
29 games
Score
10/ 2934.5%
10W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #33 | 1899 | +5.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1346 | -3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 1959 | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2075 | +5.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #73 | 1099 | -9.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #54 | 1338 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #31 | 1896 | +1.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,570
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#37,407
in continent
World
#50,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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