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Brand, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 34641009· Male· Germany· Born in 1979

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Thomas Brand, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 1528 — just 30 short of his peak of 1558 (Mar 2024, age 45). He is progressing steadily with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Ilmenauer Open 2025, Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open, and Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO.

Current rating

1528

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1558

−30 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 45

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#173,923

#173,923 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 46
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+309 Elo)
1249 → 1558
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 45
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1558
at age 45 · −30 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2. Ilmenauer Open 2025
perf 1639 (+110) · 2.5/7 · #30
Top opponent
vs Martin Eschweiler 1,756
2. Ilmenauer Open 2025 · Oct 2025 · +15.7 Elo
Evolution
+64
1464 → 1528
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
8/ 2433.3%
5W6D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2. Ilmenauer Open 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/7#301639+20.0
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/8#1111602+21.8
Biel Chess Festival 2025 - ATO
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/9#781528+22.4
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#13,126
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#111,620
in continent
World
#173,884
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
13126🇩🇪Brand, Thomas1,528
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
111620🇩🇪Brand, Thomas1,528
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
173884🇩🇪Brand, Thomas1,528