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Merza, Morris
🇳🇱FIDE 1027140· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1991
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Morris Merza, a 35-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2185 — just 6 short of his peak of 2191 (Dec 2017, age 26) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7.
At junior level, he reached #17 and #30 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2185
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2191
−6 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 26
Dec 2017 · age 26
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,999 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
92nd Dutch 20-35 player
at age 33 · rated 2181
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2145 → returned at 2151
Apr 2020
2017
All-time peak 2191
at age 26 · −6 from today
Dec 2017
2015
100 career games
at age 24
May 2015
2011
17th Dutch U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2145
Jul 2011
2010
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
2013 → 2129
Sep 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2179 → 2185
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
6/ 875.0%
6W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2804 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #68 | 2764 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | — | +5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #457 | 1207 | -14.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #146 | 2797 | +5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #29 | 2814 | +5.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #77 | 2768 | +4.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #361 | 1291 | -12.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#308
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#6,337
in continent
World
#8,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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