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Arnold, Lothar
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4604300· Male· Germany· Born in 1959
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Lothar Arnold, a 67-year-old German International Master, is rated 2274 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 15 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Januar 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Badische Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaften 2026 A-Finale) recently. He took a 18-month break between Oct 2017 and May 2019. His peak of 2431 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 42).
Current rating
2274
Standard
Rpd2342·Blz2078
All-time high
2431
−157 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42
Jan 2001 · age 42
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#435 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
15 entries2025
78th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2293
Sep 2025
2020
100th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2330
Sep 2020
2017
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2351 → returned at 2334
Oct 2017
2015
93rd 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2377
Feb 2015
2010
10th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2378
Nov 2010
2009
23rd German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2382
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
2293 → 2274
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
0W7D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2136 | -2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #54 | 2051 | -9.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1791 | -1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2440 | +2.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2159 | -1.7 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #63 | 1550 | -4.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #55 | 2171 | -2.9 |
Rankings
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Germany
#435
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,342
in continent
World
#4,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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