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Limbach, Torsten

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FIDEFIDE 4625447· Male· Germany· Born in 1963

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Torsten Limbach, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1989. He is progressing steadily with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026, 3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. He had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2001–2004), 13 months (2013–2014) and 39 months (2014–2017). His peak of 2107 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1989

Standard

Rpd1965·Blz

All-time high

2107

118 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 38

Activity

61

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#29,259

#29,259 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1914 → 2028
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Sep 2025
2021
100 career games
at age 58
Oct 2021
2014
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1959 → returned at 1950
Jul 2014
2013
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1985 → returned at 1959
May 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
42. Oberfraenkische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft
perf 2137 (+170) · 6/9 · #4
Top opponent
vs Norbert HeckFM 2,171
22. RLP-Senioren-Open · Aug 2025 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
+77
19121989
Tournaments
14
68 games
Score
41.5/ 6861.0%
25W33D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 14
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#872105-7.0
Team
Mar 20260/1#561143-11.8
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/7#331972-9.6
Team
Feb 20261/1#142690+6.2
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/9#2311952-16.4
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-16.4 Elo, finished #231).

Rankings

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Germany
#3,407
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#21,627
in continent
World
#29,259
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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10
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3407🇩🇪Limbach, Torsten1,989
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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29259🇩🇪Limbach, Torsten1,989