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Wessendorf, Thomas, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 4604270· Male· Germany· Born in 1964

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Thomas, Dr. Wessendorf, a 62-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2194 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026 and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. He took a 15-month break between May 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2341 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2003).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37).

Current rating

2194

Standard

Rpd2224·Blz2201

All-time high

2341

−147 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 39

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#8,511 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Feb 2026
2025
47th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2236
Apr 2025
2023
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
2224 → 2273
May 2023
55th German 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2285
Mar 2023
2016
63rd German 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2287
Dec 2016
2014
100 career games
at age 50
Jun 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Achim, Dr. IllnerIM 2,424
Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 · Mar 2026 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-32
2226 → 2194
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
6/ 2030.0%
4W6D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20260.5/2#671983-11.8
Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#672114-5.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263.5/9#3522201+0.4
Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#142499+16.0
Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 November 2025
Team
Nov 20250/2#1021538-13.2
Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Oktober 2025
Team
Oct 20250/1#931401-10.4
Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20250/1#881514-7.6

Rankings

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Germany
#879
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,979
in continent
World
#8,511
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
879🇩🇪Wessendorf, Thomas, Dr.2,194
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
5979🇩🇪Wessendorf, Thomas, Dr.2,194
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
8511🇩🇪Wessendorf, Thomas, Dr.2,194