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Oberst, Thomas
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4614933· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Thomas Oberst, a 58-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2168 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2004) and 28 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2332 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2006).
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 48).
Current rating
2168
Standard
Rpd2212·Blz2139
All-time high
2332
−164 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 38
Jul 2006 · age 38
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,047 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
78th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2227
Apr 2024
2022
87th German 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2270
Oct 2022
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2258 → returned at 2255
May 2019
2017
61st German 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2322
May 2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Jan 2017
2016
FM title awardedFM
at age 48
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
2209 → 2168
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
1.5/ 818.8%
0W3D5L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1335 | -11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #88 | 2021 | -11.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #67 | 2007 | -10.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #73 | 2058 | -7.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,076
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,143
in continent
World
#10,047
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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