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Thuerauf, Peter
🇩🇪FIDE 4632290· Male· Germany· Born in 1955
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Peter Thuerauf, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 1731. He has slipped back 87 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026, HSK-Osteropen 2026, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C. Also played 1 rapid event (including 12. BrainGames 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017), 21 months (2017–2019) and 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2015 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
1731
Standard
Rpd1742·Blz1890
All-time high
2015
−284 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 48
Oct 2003 · age 48
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#99,142
#99,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1790 → 1859
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1831 → returned at 1812
Sep 2019
2017
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1835 → returned at 1831
Nov 2017
2015
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1835
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-115
1846 → 1731
Tournaments
10
56 games
Score
21/ 5637.5%
10W22D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #89 | 1757 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/4 | #118 | 1628 | -34.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #27 | 1960 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/5 | #85 | 1453 | -36.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #102 | 1705 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #43 | 1803 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #78 | 1805 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #74 | 1942 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #63 | 1628 | -38.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #36 | 1792 | -7.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,676
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#70,359
in continent
World
#99,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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