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Thieme-Garmann, Alexander
🇩🇪FIDE 4630386· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Alexander Thieme-Garmann, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1931. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 15. Nordhaeuser Schachopen Meisterturnier, a3Ds Chess-Open 2025 A-Open, and 15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 12 months (2016–2017), 14 months (2017–2018), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2203 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1931
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2088
All-time high
2203
−272 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 32
Jan 2001 · age 32
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,727
#40,727 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2042 → returned at 2033
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 2042
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2019 → returned at 2024
May 2017
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2031 → returned at 2019
Apr 2016
2008
100 career games
at age 39
Oct 2008
2001
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2180 → returned at 2163
Jul 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1950 → 1931
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
9.5/ 1950.0%
7W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #74 | 1844 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #21 | 1983 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #121 | 1764 | -29.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDieter PuthFM
🇩🇪GER·2101
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsChristian Fink
🇩🇪GER·2090
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met May 2022
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vsRalf, Dr. SchoenCM
🇩🇪GER·2007
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsMichael Reifenroether
🇩🇪GER·1995
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsThomas Schwab
🇩🇪GER·1858
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2022
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Rankings
/
Germany
#4,571
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#30,065
in continent
World
#40,726
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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