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Koch, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 4600533· Male· Germany· Born in 1972

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Thomas Koch, a 54-year-old German International Master, is rated 2415 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 4 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2489 was reached at age 45 (Jun 2017, German #51 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2012 (age 40) and FM in 2001 (age 29).

Current rating

2415

Standard

Rpd2433·Blz2424

All-time high

2489

−74 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 45

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#102 · German players · of 13,806

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
54th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2434
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2450 → returned at 2458
Oct 2020
2018
73rd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2479
Nov 2018
2017
79th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 45 · rated 2489
Oct 2017
Peak German rank: #51
at age 45 · rated 2489
Jun 2017
All-time peak 2489
at age 45 · −74 from today
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter ProhaszkaGM 2,565
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026 · Feb 2026 · +2.0 Elo
Evolution
+9
2406 → 2415
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
4W4D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20260/1#841586-5.5
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20261/3#822381-1.9
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20261/2#552546+3.4
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20252/2#73148+8.3
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 November 2025
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3724100.0
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20251.5/2#292590+4.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsPatrick ZelbelIM
🇩🇪GER·2469
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2020
View head-to-head →
vsMarc Schulze
🇩🇪GER·2249
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDieter MorawietzIM
🇩🇪GER·2334
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Germany
#102
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#893
in continent
World
#1,430
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
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
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2,587
...
102🇩🇪Koch, Thomas2,415
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
893🇩🇪Koch, Thomas2,415
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
1430🇩🇪Koch, Thomas2,415