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Steinmetzer, Thomas
🇩🇪FIDE 4689690· Male· Germany· Born in 1987
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Thomas Steinmetzer, a 39-year-old German player, is rated 2159 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 22 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026 and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open. His peak of 2253 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2017).
At junior level, he reached #77 and #38 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2253
−94 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 30
Mar 2017 · age 30
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,630 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2023
64th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2236
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2234 → returned at 2241
Apr 2020
2017
All-time peak 2253
at age 30 · −94 from today
Mar 2017
2015
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
2154 → 2210
Oct 2015
Crossed 2200
at age 28
Aug 2015
2011
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
2185 → 2159
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
6W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #80 | 2078 | -4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 2088 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #65 | 2180 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #76 | 1962 | -11.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2552 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #65 | 2057 | -28.8 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,153
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,578
in continent
World
#10,630
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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