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LM
Luy, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 12959111· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Markus Luy, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1718 — just 24 short of his peak of 1742 (Mar 2024, age 55). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 54 months (2014–2019) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 B-Turnier. Also played 1 rapid event (including Saarlaendische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently.
Current rating
1718
Standard
Rpd1709·Blz—
All-time high
1742
−24 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#103,295
#103,295 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1570 → 1730
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1742
at age 55 · −24 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1640 → returned at 1570
Nov 2020
2014
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Oct 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1730 → 1718
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1764 | -10.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,838
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#72,996
in continent
World
#103,294
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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