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Gross, Thorsten
🇩🇪FIDE 4644999· Male· Germany· Born in 1973
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Thorsten Gross, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 2118 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 32 months (2005–2008), 18 months (2008–2010), 53 months (2013–2017) and 13 months (2021–2022). Recent appearance: Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 September 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Berliner Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2190 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2003).
Current rating
2118
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2125
All-time high
2190
−72 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 30
Oct 2003 · age 30
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,776 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
100 career games
at age 51
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2135 → returned at 2137
Sep 2021
2013
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2153 → returned at 2159
May 2013
2008
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2163
Oct 2008
2005
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2152 → returned at 2152
Jul 2005
2003
All-time peak 2190
at age 30 · −72 from today
Oct 2003
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2121 → 2118
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #81 | 1601 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,553
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,977
in continent
World
#13,776
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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