Format
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Denz, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 1271312· Male· Germany· Born in 1982
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Markus Denz, a 44-year-old German player, is rated 1758 — just 2 short of his peak of 1760 (Dec 2024, age 42). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen.
Current rating
1758
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1760
−2 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 42
Dec 2024 · age 42
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#89,860
#89,860 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1548 → 1760
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1760
at age 42 · −2 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1548 → returned at 1760
Feb 2023
2019
Crossed 1500
at age 37
Dec 2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1530 → returned at 1548
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1743 → 1758
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
2.5/ 383.3%
2W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/2 | #199 | 2495 | +14.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,987
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#64,354
in continent
World
#89,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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