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Niedermeier, Thomas
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4669983· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Thomas Niedermeier, a 36-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2199 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Jul 2019 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 30. Augsburger Friedensfest-Open 2025 A-Gruppe. Also played 1 blitz event (including Ingolstaedter Blitz-Stadtmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2302 was reached at age 26 (Feb 2016).
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #59 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2199
Standard
Rpd2149·Blz2159
All-time high
2302
−103 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 26
Feb 2016 · age 26
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,226 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2026
80th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2199
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 35
Apr 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 33
Sep 2023
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2275 → returned at 2253
Jul 2019
2016
FM title awardedFM
at age 26
Feb 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
2227 → 2199
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #97 | 1865 | -27.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#862
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#5,770
in continent
World
#8,226
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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