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Banik, Thorsten
🇩🇪FIDE 4659376· Male· Germany· Born in 1981
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Thorsten Banik, a 45-year-old German player, is rated 2167 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2002–2005) and 170 months (2005–2019). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Maerz 2026.
At junior level, he reached #72 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2167
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2167
at best
Apr 2026 · age 45
Apr 2026 · age 45
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,079 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
75th German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2167
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
2131 → 2167
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2167
at age 45
Apr 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+21 Elo
Feb 2025
2005
Inactive for 170 months
paused at 2124 → returned at 2117
Jul 2005
2002
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2107 → returned at 2124
Jul 2002
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
2139 → 2167
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
3W4D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2287 | +3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2097 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2947 | +9.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2693 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2914 | +9.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,082
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#7,168
in continent
World
#10,079
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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