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Schnepel, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 4674731· Male· Germany· Born in 1958
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Thomas Schnepel, a 68-year-old German player, is rated 1926. He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus, and 6. Internationale Unterlaender Schachtage A-Turnier. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1. Offenes Boeblinger Schnellschachturnier) recently. He took a 26-month break between Apr 2003 and Jul 2005. His peak of 2025 was reached at age 43 (Oct 2001).
Current rating
1926
Standard
Rpd1834·Blz1861
All-time high
2025
−99 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 43
Oct 2001 · age 43
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#41,867
#41,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1795 → 1927
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2019
500 career games
at age 61
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plusperf 2018 (+93) · 4.5/9 · #42
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1894 → 1926
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
21/ 3953.8%
18W6D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsFerdinand Stueckler2,036·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus·R3·+13.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #95 | 1905 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #95 | 2014 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #58 | 1993 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #42 | 2018 | +25.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #20 | 1931 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,691
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#30,921
in continent
World
#41,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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