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Thieme, Steffen

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FIDEFIDE 4671686· Male· Germany· Born in 1970

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Steffen Thieme, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1921. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 47 months (2004–2008), 21 months (2009–2011), 39 months (2012–2015), 22 months (2016–2018) and 25 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 2025 Carolinas Classic - U2100. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Carolinas Classic - Blitz Championship (1700 and over)) recently. His peak of 2165 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1921

Standard

Rpd1986·Blz2003

All-time high

2165

−244 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 31

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#43,080

#43,080 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2022
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1956 → returned at 1974
Jan 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 50
Jan 2020
2016
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2026 → returned at 2049
Jul 2016
2012
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2057 → returned at 2039
Mar 2012
2009
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2072 → returned at 2082
Sep 2009
2004
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2076 → returned at 2070
Jul 2004

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Siddharth Santosh 1,769
2025 Carolinas Classic - U2100 · Jun 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-27
1948 → 1921
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsCeline ChenWCM1,678·2025 Carolinas Classic - U2100·R3·-16.0
2.[L]vsNaitik Rathi1,756·2025 Carolinas Classic - U2100·R2·-14.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Carolinas Classic - U2100
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/5#241735-26.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Carolinas Classic - U2100 (-26.6 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,798
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#31,784
in continent
World
#43,080
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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