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Schmitz, Thorsten
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4650212· Male· Germany· Born in 1974
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Thorsten Schmitz, a 52-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2190 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2343 was reached at age 39 (Feb 2013).
Awarded FM in 2009 (age 35). Earned a IM norm at 30.Internationales Boeblinger Open A 2013.
Current rating
2190
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2343
−153 pts below
Feb 2013 · age 39
Feb 2013 · age 39
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,730 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
69th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2241
Nov 2025
2023
43rd German 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2266
Apr 2023
2018
500 career games
at age 44
Sep 2018
2016
60th German 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2317
Nov 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 42
Oct 2016
2013
Re-crossed 2300
at age 39
Dec 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
2229 → 2190
Tournaments
11
34 games
Score
20/ 3458.8%
12W16D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #325 | 2144 | -16.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2318 | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #88 | 1488 | -8.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2325 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #93 | 2038 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2342 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #30 | 2177 | -7.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #71 | 1348 | -12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2179 | -1.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2405 | +9.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#904
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,141
in continent
World
#8,730
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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