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Kirchner, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 12979163· Male· Germany· Born in 2005
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Markus Kirchner, a 21-year-old German player, is rated 2161 — just 21 short of his peak of 2182 (Apr 2023, age 18) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 16 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 A, Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Februar 2026, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale A. Also played 2 blitz events (including 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier) recently.
At junior level, he reached #37, #22, #28, #10, #10 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2161
Standard
Rpd2138·Blz2136
All-time high
2182
−21 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 18
Apr 2023 · age 18
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,506 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
37th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2159
Apr 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
22nd German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2182
Apr 2023
All-time peak 2182
at age 18 · −21 from today
Apr 2023
2022
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2171 → 2161
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
4W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #14 | 2192 | +4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #56 | 2096 | -5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #52 | 2221 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #46 | 2083 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #32 | 2110 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,136
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,487
in continent
World
#10,506
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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