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Oest, Thorsten
🇩🇪FIDE 4665210· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Thorsten Oest, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1868. He has slipped back 128 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 A-Open, Bezirk Lueneburg Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Meisterturnier, and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open. He took a 247-month break between Jul 2001 and Mar 2022. His peak of 2156 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1868
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2156
−288 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 38
Jan 2001 · age 38
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#56,368
#56,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1962 → 2000
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Sep 2024
100 career games
at age 61
Aug 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Mar 2023
2001
Inactive for 247 months
paused at 2111 → returned at 2038
Jul 2001
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-112
1980 → 1868
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
7/ 2528.0%
3W8D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/6 | #88 | 1517 | -61.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #11 | 1833 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/7 | #193 | 1789 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2/5 | #49 | 1881 | -16.2 |
Rankings
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Germany
#6,049
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#41,311
in continent
World
#56,368
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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