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Klimpel, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 4640128· Male· Germany· Born in 1977

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Thomas Klimpel, a 49-year-old German player, is rated 2028. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 7 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002), 17 months (2002–2003), 20 months (2006–2008), 41 months (2010–2013), 17 months (2013–2015), 52 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 45 months (2022–2026). Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. His peak of 2159 was reached at age 32 (Apr 2009).

Current rating

2028

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2159

−131 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 32

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#23,441

#23,441 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2022
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2067 → returned at 2028
Jul 2022
2017
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 2099 → returned at 2093
Jun 2017
2013
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2146
Jul 2013
2010
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2154 → returned at 2148
Jan 2010
2009
All-time peak 2159
at age 32 · −131 from today
Apr 2009
100 career games
at age 32
Apr 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Beate Pfau 1,980
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +8.6 Elo
Evolution
-39
2067 → 2028
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
2W2D5L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsBeate Pfau1,980·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R8·+8.6
2.[W]vsUwe Hasselbacher1,951·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R4·+7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/9#8191912-39.4
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-39.4 Elo, finished #819).

Rankings

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Germany
#2,731
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#17,276
in continent
World
#23,441
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
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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2,591
10
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2,587
...
2731🇩🇪Klimpel, Thomas2,028
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
17276🇩🇪Klimpel, Thomas2,028
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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23441🇩🇪Klimpel, Thomas2,028