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Merkel, Luis
๐ฉ๐ชFIDE 12972800ยท Maleยท Germanyยท Born in 2003
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Luis Merkel, a 23-year-old German player, is rated 2076 โ just 24 short of his peak of 2100 (Jan 2025, age 22) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018โ2019) and 16 months (2021โ2023). Recent appearance: Maia Chess Open 2025 - Maia Masters. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Oberliga) recently.
Current rating
2076
Standard
Rpd2022ยทBlzโ
All-time high
2100
โ24 pts below
Jan 2025 ยท age 22
Jan 2025 ยท age 22
Activity
25
games / yr avg. ยท โ2/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,756 ยท players worldwide ยท of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Jan 2025
All-time peak 2100
at age 22 ยท โ24 from today
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 21
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+262 Elo)
1756 โ 2018
Apr 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Apr 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
2082 โ 2076
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months โ tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | ฮ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #161 | 1971 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,036
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,959
in continent
World
#17,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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