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Heinemann, Thies
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4601556· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Thies Heinemann, a 55-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2393 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2393 and 2424 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8, and 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 2 rapid events (including 12. BrainGames 2026) recently. His peak of 2521 was reached at age 47 (Nov 2018, German #34 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 47) and IM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2393
Standard
Rpd2481·Blz—
All-time high
2521
−128 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 47
Nov 2018 · age 47
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#136 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
17 entries2022
33rd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2501
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2500
at age 51
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2502 → returned at 2495
Sep 2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 49
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 48
Nov 2019
2018
Peak German rank: #34
at age 47 · rated 2521
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
2418 → 2393
Tournaments
9
23 games
Score
9/ 2339.1%
4W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #61 | 2198 | -8.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #34 | 2267 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #115 | 2339 | -2.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #30 | 2550 | +6.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #91 | 2271 | -3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #75 | 2254 | -4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #41 | 2372 | -1.1 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 2398 | -0.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #128 | 1771 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#136
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,143
in continent
World
#1,797
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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