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Nordsieck, Thomas
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4650727· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Thomas Nordsieck, a 55-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2234 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 27 months (2010–2012), 13 months (2018–2019) and 13 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 April 2026. His peak of 2354 was reached at age 44 (Feb 2015).
Awarded FM in 2010 (age 39).
Current rating
2234
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2084
All-time high
2354
−120 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 44
Feb 2015 · age 44
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#616 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
15 entries2022
39th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2334
May 2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2334 → returned at 2323
May 2022
2020
43rd German 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2329
Oct 2020
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2345 → returned at 2339
Aug 2018
2016
44th German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2344
Nov 2016
2015
All-time peak 2354
at age 44 · −120 from today
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
2269 → 2234
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
1W3D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 2157 | -2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2122 | -3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #48 | 1509 | -8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1310 | -14.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2318 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #67 | 1461 | -10.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 3031 | +9.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #78 | 1520 | -8.6 |
Rankings
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Germany
#616
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,458
in continent
World
#6,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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