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Karius, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 4632923· Male· Germany· Born in 1976
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Thomas Karius, a 50-year-old German player, is rated 2256 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 75 months (2004–2010), 141 months (2010–2022) and 37 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026.
Current rating
2256
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2145
All-time high
2256
at best
Apr 2026 · age 50
Apr 2026 · age 50
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#523 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
9 entries2026
32nd German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2256
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2256
at age 50
Apr 2026
2022
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2229 → returned at 2239
Sep 2022
2010
Inactive for 141 months
paused at 2246 → returned at 2229
Nov 2010
2004
Inactive for 75 months
paused at 2234 → returned at 2246
Jul 2004
2001
Crossed 2200
at age 25
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2229 → 2256
Tournaments
6
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
5W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 2248 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2931 | +6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #58 | 2156 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 3028 | +9.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2333 | +4.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 3018 | +9.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#523
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,817
in continent
World
#5,608
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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