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Heining, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 4655028· Male· Germany· Born in 1979

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Thomas Heining, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 2129 — just 22 short of his peak of 2151 (Sep 2022, age 43) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2008), 49 months (2009–2013), 26 months (2017–2019) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4, SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7, and SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6. Also played 1 rapid (including 2. Metzinger-Weinberg Rapid-Turnier) and 1 blitz events (including Stuttgarter Bezirks-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently.

Current rating

2129

Standard

Rpd2047·Blz2107

All-time high

2151

−22 pts below
Sep 2022 · age 43

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,856 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 45
Sep 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 44
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 44
Jul 2023
2022
All-time peak 2151
at age 43 · −22 from today
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2142
Jul 2019
2017
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2134 → returned at 2148
Apr 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mirko Mikavica 2,066
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6 · Aug 2025 · +8.5 Elo
Evolution
+17
2112 → 2129
Tournaments
5
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMirko Mikavica2,066·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6·R1·+8.5
2.[W]vsMarlon Guyer2,039·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7·R1·+7.6
3.[W]vsPeter Eberle1,909·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4·R2·+4.4
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#1162709+4.4
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20251/1#122839+7.8
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#722866+8.8
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 5
Team
Jun 20250.5/1#1241961-4.0
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 4
Team
May 20250.5/1#1451964-4.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#1,429
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,279
in continent
World
#12,856
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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3
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5
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6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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1429🇩🇪Heining, Thomas2,129
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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9279🇩🇪Heining, Thomas2,129
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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12856🇩🇪Heining, Thomas2,129