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Rieling, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 4624882· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Thomas Rieling, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 2088 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B, and 11. Internationaler Arber-Senioren-Cup 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including 22. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2004) and 18 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2210 was reached at age 41 (Apr 2004).
Current rating
2088
Standard
Rpd2050·Blz2054
All-time high
2210
−122 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 41
Apr 2004 · age 41
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,556 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2065 → returned at 2084
Feb 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Feb 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2033 → 2084
Apr 2016
2009
100 career games
at age 46
Jul 2009
2007
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Jul 2007
2004
Crossed 2200
at age 41
Apr 2004
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2065 → 2088
Tournaments
9
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
8W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2778 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 1934 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 1972 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1433 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2103 | +0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 3156 | +16.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #69 | 1290 | -9.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #62 | 1451 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2139 | +19.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,880
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,045
in continent
World
#16,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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