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Wenzel, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 1270210· Male· Germany· Born in 1983

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Martin Wenzel, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 1931. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 42. Muensterland-Open, 37. Kieler Open 2025, and XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet. He had 4 career breaks: 27 months (2011–2013), 25 months (2014–2016), 27 months (2017–2019) and 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2006 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2017).

Current rating

1931

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2006

−75 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 34

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#40,727

#40,727 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2019
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 2002 → returned at 1989
May 2019
2017
Crossed 2000
at age 34
Jan 2017
All-time peak 2006
at age 34 · −75 from today
Jan 2017
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2006 → returned at 2002
Jan 2017
2014
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1880 → 1962
Apr 2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 31
Apr 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Luc Eitel 1,872
37. Kieler Open 2025 · Aug 2025 · +7.8 Elo
Evolution
-47
1978 → 1931
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
9/ 1752.9%
7W4D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLuc Eitel1,872·37. Kieler Open 2025·R6·+7.8
2.[W]vsChristopher Homfeldt1,845·42. Muensterland-Open·R4·+7.6
3.[W]vsUdo Ploder1,844·42. Muensterland-Open·R8·+7.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavid Aaron Gremmel1,717·37. Kieler Open 2025·R2·-15.8
2.[L]vsArian Alija1,853·37. Kieler Open 2025·R7·-12.7
3.[L]vsJohann Kaeuper1,847·42. Muensterland-Open·R9·-12.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/9#591870-17.2
37. Kieler Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#571914-30.2
Worst Elo result: 37. Kieler Open 2025 (-30.2 Elo, finished #57).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,571
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#30,065
in continent
World
#40,726
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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7
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8
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