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Hellwig, Tobias
🇩🇪FIDE 4695429· Male· Germany· Born in 1986
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Tobias Hellwig, a 40-year-old German player, is rated 2172 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 34 months (2006–2009) and 21 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A April 2026. His peak of 2232 was reached at age 33 (Dec 2019).
At junior level, he reached #55 and #53 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2172
Standard
Rpd2161·Blz2142
All-time high
2232
−60 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 33
Dec 2019 · age 33
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,781 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Apr 2025
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2180 → returned at 2185
Apr 2023
2022
64th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2228
Apr 2022
2019
All-time peak 2232
at age 33 · −60 from today
Dec 2019
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2156 → 2207
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
2195 → 2172
Tournaments
6
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #84 | 1202 | -30.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2828 | +5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2312 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | 2100 | -5.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 2960 | +9.2 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,034
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#6,937
in continent
World
#9,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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