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Stark, Timo
🇩🇪FIDE 4670183· Male· Germany· Born in 1988
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Timo Stark, a 38-year-old German player, is rated 1915. He has fluctuated between 1915 and 1955 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Schwaigern Open 2026 A-Turnier, 16. Neckarsulmer Vereinsmeisterschaft Maerz 2026, and 70. Neckarsulmer Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 November 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Wuerttembergische Mannschaftsmeisterschaft - Schnell 2026) and 6 blitz events (including 11. Neckarsulmer Blitz-Cup September 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2011–2013), 26 months (2013–2015), 19 months (2015–2017) and 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1955 was reached at age 37 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1932·Blz1909
All-time high
1955
−40 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 37
Dec 2025 · age 37
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,461
#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1955
at age 37 · −40 from today
Dec 2025
2022
100 career games
at age 34
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1866 → returned at 1869
Aug 2019
2015
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1847 → returned at 1865
Oct 2015
2013
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1851 → returned at 1847
Jul 2013
2011
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1795 → 1843
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1939 → 1915
Tournaments
8
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
12W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/4 | #50 | 1735 | -21.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/1 | #5 | 2736 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2607 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2662 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #4 | 2676 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #1 | 2600 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/1 | #1 | 2535 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #24 | 1967 | +4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSven Stark
🇩🇪GER·1883
+1 −1 =8
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsYannik Weber
🇩🇪GER·1710
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsThomas Maedler
🇩🇪GER·1929
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMario Lohmueller
🇩🇪GER·1859
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsFatos Uka
🇩🇪GER
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Germany
#4,941
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#32,789
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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