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Root, Matthias

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FIDEFIDE 1270280· Male· Germany· Born in 1994

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Matthias Root, a 32-year-old German player, is rated 1875. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 71-month break between Feb 2017 and Feb 2023. Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. His peak of 1918 was reached at age 30 (Jun 2024).

Current rating

1875

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1918

−43 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 30

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#54,478

#54,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1849 → 1918
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1918
at age 30 · −43 from today
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Jun 2024
2017
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Feb 2017
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1899 → returned at 1902
Feb 2017
First FIDE rating
1899 · at age 23
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kerem Ege Vural 1,798
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +7.8 Elo
Evolution
-28
1903 → 1875
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOleh Lyubun1,724·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R1·-14.1
2.[L]vsNils Gudat1,780·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R8·-12.7
3.[L]vsMichel Kettner1,802·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R7·-12.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#3811780-28.0
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-28.0 Elo, finished #381).

Rankings

/
Germany
#5,919
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#39,996
in continent
World
#54,477
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2
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3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
5919🇩🇪Root, Matthias1,875
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
39996🇩🇪Root, Matthias1,875
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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54477🇩🇪Root, Matthias1,875