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Thiel, Thomas
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4615964· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Thomas Thiel, a 59-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2206 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 3 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open. His peak of 2339 was reached at age 47 (Apr 2014).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 34).
Current rating
2206
Standard
Rpd2189·Blz—
All-time high
2339
−133 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 47
Apr 2014 · age 47
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Apr 2026
2023
88th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2241
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2250 → returned at 2242
Oct 2019
2018
53rd German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2305
Apr 2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Feb 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 50
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+22
2184 → 2206
Tournaments
8
17 games
Score
10.5/ 1761.8%
9W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2761 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2877 | +14.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2920 | +8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #68 | 1376 | -10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 2027 | -4.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2906 | +7.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2074 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #83 | 2189 | +0.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#807
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,482
in continent
World
#7,852
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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