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Schulze, Marc
FM🇩🇪FIDE 1271126· Male· Germany· Born in 1994
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Marc Schulze, a 32-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2249 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2224 and 2303 over the past 2 years. 26 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including NRW-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 38-month break between Mar 2010 and Jun 2013. His peak of 2303 was reached at age 32 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #69 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2249
Standard
Rpd2221·Blz2355
All-time high
2303
−54 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 32
Apr 2026 · age 32
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#551 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Crossed 2300
at age 32
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2303
at age 32 · −54 from today
Apr 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Aug 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
Oct 2022
2019
Crossed 2200
at age 25
May 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 23
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
2273 → 2249
Tournaments
9
25 games
Score
14.5/ 2558.0%
10W9D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2272 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/6 | #924 | 1949 | -54.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2514 | +11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #787 | 2040 | -6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 3103 | +21.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #10 | 2220 | -3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #82 | 2220 | -3.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #38 | 2367 | +4.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2405 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonas Freiberger
🇩🇪GER·2195
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPatrick ZelbelIM
🇩🇪GER·2465
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsReiner OdendahlFM
🇩🇪GER·2248
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSimon KnudsenFM
🇩🇪GER·2237
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMaurin MoellerFM
🇩🇪GER·2330
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#551
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,012
in continent
World
#5,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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