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Braeutigam, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 4680120· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Thomas Braeutigam, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1993. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse 1, Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar, and 22. Bad-Koenigshofen-Open 2025. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 21 months (2013–2015), 16 months (2017–2019) and 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2194 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2006).
Current rating
1993
Standard
Rpd2025·Blz2055
All-time high
2194
−201 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 39
Jan 2006 · age 39
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,617
#28,617 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1946 → 2032
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
May 2024
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2071 → returned at 2051
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2076 → returned at 2071
Dec 2017
2013
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2112 → returned at 2105
Jul 2013
100 career games
at age 46
May 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
2024 → 1993
Tournaments
7
38 games
Score
17/ 3844.7%
14W14D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #10 | 1933 | -17.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #121 | 1497 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #36 | 1999 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #59 | 2009 | +0.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 2054 | +0.8 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | R16 | 1255 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #8 | 1951 | -8.0 |
Worst Elo result: 75. Unterfraenkische Meisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse 1 (-17.4 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatthias Basel
🇩🇪GER·2019
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHarald GoldaFM
🇩🇪GER·2234
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2017
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vsHans-Joachim, Dr. HofstetterFM
🇩🇪GER·2074
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsTobias Kuhn
🇩🇪GER·2229
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsKonstantin KunzFM
🇩🇪GER·2166
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2017
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Rankings
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Germany
#3,335
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,154
in continent
World
#28,617
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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