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Merk, Daniel

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FIDEFIDE 12938386· Male· Germany· Born in 2003

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Daniel Merk, a 23-year-old German player, is rated 2012 — just 4 short of his peak of 2016 (Feb 2026, age 23). He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and 36. Staufer Open A. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2018–2020) and 71 months (2020–2026).

At junior level, he reached World #78 in U10 and #96, #81, #46, #26 and #17 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2012

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2016

−4 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 23

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#25,678

#25,678 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2016
at age 23 · −4 from today
Feb 2026
2022
96th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1965
Jan 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
2021
81st German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1965
Aug 2021
2020
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1965 → returned at 2016
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
36. Staufer Open A
perf 2135 (+119) · 5/9 · #111
Top opponent
vs Arthur Herrmann 2,194
36. Staufer Open A · Jan 2026 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
+33
1979 → 2012
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
3W5D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarharyta KhrapkoWFM2,170·36. Staufer Open A·R7·+14.2
2.[W]vsVedant Kumar Saravana2,103·36. Staufer Open A·R3·+12.5
3.[W]vsMartin Boeckler1,845·36. Staufer Open A·R2·+5.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSandro Knaus2,069·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·-8.2
2.[L]vsSebastian HauboldFM2,187·36. Staufer Open A·R8·-5.4
3.[L]vsPatrick Seitz2,258·36. Staufer Open A·R4·-4.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLA 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#542192+4.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#12001269-8.6
36. Staufer Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/9#1112135+37.0

Rankings

/
Germany
#2,998
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,965
in continent
World
#25,678
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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