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Koch, Martin
🇩🇪FIDE 12967882· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Martin Koch, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1950. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 41. Internationales Boeblinger Open A, 14. Oeffinger Schachopen 2025, and Internationale Stuttgarter Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 A-Turnier. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2071 was reached at age 60 (Oct 2016).
Current rating
1950
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2071
−121 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 60
Oct 2016 · age 60
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,691
#36,691 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1975 → returned at 1959
Jun 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2020 → returned at 2019
Jul 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2030 → returned at 2020
Jun 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 61
Jun 2017
2016
All-time peak 2071
at age 60 · −121 from today
Oct 2016
2015
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
2027 → 2058
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1975 → 1950
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
10.5/ 2345.7%
8W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #76 | 1926 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 1911 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3/7 | #61 | 1937 | -7.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,173
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#27,110
in continent
World
#36,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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