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Pieper, Thomas, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 4606299· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Thomas, Dr. Pieper, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 2164 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier. Also played 1 rapid (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Oberliga) and 1 blitz events (including Oberbayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025-2026) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jul 2002 and Jan 2004. His peak of 2293 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2014).
Current rating
2164
Standard
Rpd2220·Blz2146
All-time high
2293
−129 pts below
Jan 2014 · age 53
Jan 2014 · age 53
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,315 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 64
Dec 2025
50th German 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2226
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
2129 → 2226
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 64
Apr 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Apr 2022
2019
60th German 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2272
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-62
2226 → 2164
Tournaments
9
35 games
Score
21.5/ 3561.4%
15W13D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsElias WunderlichFM2,113·42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier·R9·-12.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #6 | 2092 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2130 | -7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #70 | 2025 | -9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2977 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1358 | -11.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2179 | -0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2990 | +10.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | 2217 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #13 | 2041 | -37.8 |
Worst Elo result: 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier (-37.8 Elo, finished #13).
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,113
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,350
in continent
World
#10,315
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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