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Kirchner, Thomas
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4617517· Male· Germany· Born in 1974
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Thomas Kirchner, a 52-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2218 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2346 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2018).
Awarded FM in 2009 (age 35).
Current rating
2218
Standard
Rpd2342·Blz2247
All-time high
2346
−128 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 44
Mar 2018 · age 44
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,239 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2025
60th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2266
Jan 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Dec 2023
24th German 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2320
Feb 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 47
Sep 2021
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2299 → returned at 2313
Mar 2020
2018
28th German 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2346
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
2251 → 2218
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
1W3D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #65 | 1983 | -13.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2229 | 0.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2802 | +4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #63 | 1399 | -11.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #56 | 1375 | -12.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#728
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,034
in continent
World
#7,239
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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