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Hentzgen, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 4652347· Male· Germany· Born in 1975
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Thomas Hentzgen, a 51-year-old German player, is rated 1906. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 22 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A Maerz 2026 and International Chess Holiday 2025 - K2. He took a 20-month break between Oct 2002 and Jul 2004. His peak of 2086 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2015).
Current rating
1906
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2086
−180 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 40
Apr 2015 · age 40
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#46,659
#46,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
Mar 2023
2015
All-time peak 2086
at age 40 · −180 from today
Apr 2015
2010
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
2018 → 2073
Sep 2010
100 career games
at age 35
Sep 2010
2002
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2016 → returned at 2022
Oct 2002
2001
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1930 → 1906
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
3W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2054 | +4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1091 | -10.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #78 | 1271 | -6.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #84 | 1242 | -6.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #6 | 1911 | -3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMaik Hartwig
🇩🇪GER·1946
+0 −0 =9
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsStaffan Thomasson
🇸🇪SWE·1860
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsFrantisek Michalek
🇨🇿CZE
+1 −0 =6
7 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsJindrich Novak
🇨🇿CZE·1987
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsFrantisek HanlCM
🇨🇿CZE·2208
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#5,136
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#34,379
in continent
World
#46,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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