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Gauss, Thomas, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 4643593· Male· Germany· Born in 1978

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Thomas, Dr. Gauss, a 48-year-old German player, is rated 2136 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 258-month break between Oct 2003 and May 2025. Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. His peak of 2265 was reached at age 23 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

2136

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2146

All-time high

2265

−129 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 23

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,342 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
62nd German 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2190
Mar 2026
2003
Inactive for 258 months
paused at 2256 → returned at 2190
Oct 2003
2001
Crossed 2200
at age 23
Jan 2001
Crossed 2100
at age 23
Jan 2001
All-time peak 2265
at age 23 · −129 from today
Jan 2001
First FIDE rating
2265 · at age 23
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Helmut Berresheim 2,036
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +7.2 Elo
Evolution
-54
2190 → 2136
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTheodor Jordan1,982·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R1·-14.2
2.[L]vsMaksym Isayev2,034·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R3·-12.9
3.[L]vsJan Jaskulski2,048·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R7·-12.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/8#8152031-53.8
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-53.8 Elo, finished #815).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,358
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,892
in continent
World
#12,342
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
1358🇩🇪Gauss, Thomas, Dr.2,136
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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