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Ritzenhoff, Tomke
🇩🇪FIDE 34683313· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Tomke Ritzenhoff, a 16-year-old German player, is rated 2029 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16. He is rising rapidly, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 U16, 33. DSK-Open 2026 Maerz 2026, and VJEM Niederrhein 2026 U16. Also played 1 rapid (including DWZ-Match Rapidabend 30.3.2026) and 1 blitz events (including DWZ-Match Blitzabend 23.3.2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #48 and #53 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2029
Standard
Rpd1969·Blz2070
All-time high
2029
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#1,025 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
7 entries2026
48th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2029
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1895 → 2029
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 2029
at age 16
May 2026
2024
53rd German U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1855
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+134
1895 → 2029
Tournaments
5
20 games
Score
15.5/ 2077.5%
14W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 2089 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 2727 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #25 | 2596 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #38 | 2872 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2551 | +56.8 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,720
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#17,216
in continent
World
#23,382
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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