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Schwab, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 4640454· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Thomas Schwab, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1858. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 47. Rheinlandmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterturnier B, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C, and 15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025. He took a 23-month break between Jul 2001 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2160 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1858
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2160
−302 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 42
Jul 2006 · age 42
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,176
#59,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2018
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1960 → 2019
Jul 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Jul 2018
2012
100 career games
at age 48
May 2012
2006
All-time peak 2160
at age 42 · −302 from today
Jul 2006
2001
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2143 → returned at 2145
Jul 2001
Crossed 2100
at age 37
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
1909 → 1858
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
6.5/ 2526.0%
6W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/6 | #7 | 1652 | -33.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #69 | 1785 | -17.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #86 | 1896 | -15.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeorge Bruziks
🇩🇪GER·1943
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlexander Thieme-Garmann
🇩🇪GER·1931
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsChristian Fink
🇩🇪GER·2090
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsWilhelm Becker
🇩🇪GER·1967
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsWolfgang Froembgen
🇩🇪GER·1984
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2017
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Rankings
/
Germany
#6,368
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#43,348
in continent
World
#59,175
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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