What is Thomas Luther's FIDE rating?

Thomas Luther's FIDE rating is 2518 standard, 2497 rapid, 2527 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Thomas Luther's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Thomas Luther played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,352 over-the-board games by Thomas Luther (2,334 classical, 2 rapid, 16 blitz), with 40% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Thomas Luther's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Thomas Luther?

Open Thomas Luther's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Thomas Luther's style, before facing them.

Thomas Luther

Germanyborn 1969FIDE ID 4611420

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2480

2520

2560

2518 · Sep 2023

Oct

2024

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2025

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2026

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Sep 2023Oct 2026

2527Blitz

2518Classical

2497Rapid

2604peak, Jul 2001

2,352games

950wins, 40%

1,046draws, 44%

356losses, 15%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2604 · Jul 2001

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 93.0% average

Plays 3.2% better with white

Very consistent (83%)

Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(69% in 1135 games)

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Based on

2,352 games

Based on 2,352 games

Openings

2,352 gamesBased on 2,352 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d230 games, last played 9 years ago70.0%wins

Sicilian: Dragon1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 g629 games, last played 15 years ago65.5%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 29 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 29 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.9%

Middlegame

94.1%

Endgame

95.3%

Clutch factor

+1%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

92%8g

EqualEqual position

94%17g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

91%4g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

25%

5 err

20%

4 err

15%

3 err

15%

3 err

15%

3 err

10%

2 err

Critical moment

Move 29 avg

1-15

50%

16-25

26-35

50%

36-45

46+

50% of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 16-25. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

11Errors mapped

g3 / b4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

22 err

11 err

g3/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

6 errors · Stockfish

#40

♞d6?? vs Knoll

Endgame · OTB · 2019

#20

♝e6?? vs Maximov

Middlegame · OTB · 2019

#27

b4?? vs Ivanchuk

Middlegame · OTB · 2006

#19

c3?? vs Korchnoi

Middlegame · OTB · 2002

#38

♛c7+?? vs Topalov

Middlegame · OTB

#24

♛g3?? vs Shirov

Middlegame · OTB

Recent games

2,352 games

Georgiadis, Ioannis(2463)

TCh-SUI 2022 · 1 May 2022

½–½

Mueller, Marcus(2137)

Bayern · 8 Dec 2019

1–0

Knoll, Hermann(2339)

Bayern · 24 Nov 2019

½–½

Schmid, Roland(2299)

Bayern · 10 Nov 2019

½–½

Maximov, Dmitry(2482)

GER · 23 Feb 2019

1–0

Schwabeneder, Florian(2455)

GER · 14 Dec 2018

1–0

Endgame statistics

19 endgames (63.3%) · force Rook + Equal Minors (14%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

63.3%

19 / 30

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Rook + Equal Minors: only 14% win rate (7 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,352 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,179 games47%W43%D10%L

1,179games in this linewon 47%, drew 43%, lost 10%

Move

1. e4

11354y

48%42%10

69%

1. d4

369y

42%50%8

67%

1. c4

416y

25%50%25%

50%

1. ♞f3

322y

67%33%

83%

1. g3

1Jan 1993

100%

50%

Scouting report: Thomas Luther (GM, GER)

Thomas Luther

Rating & statistics

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Weaknesses

Strengths

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Critical blunders

Recent games

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