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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 1943. He is on a steady climb with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈30/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
1943
Standard
Rpd1834·Blz1861
All-time high
2025
−82 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 43
Oct 2001 · age 43
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38,167
#38,167 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plusperf 2018 (+93) · 4.5/9 · #42
Top opponent
Evolution
+67
1876 → 1943
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
18/ 3256.3%
16W4D12L
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
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/7 | #90 | 1975 | +16.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Germany
#4,331
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#28,206
in continent
World
#38,167
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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