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Mertens, Lothar

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FIDEFIDE 12981877· Male· Germany· Born in 1952

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Lothar Mertens, a 74-year-old German player, is rated 1653. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open, 30. Magdeburger Open Ottonen-Gruppe, and 21. Internationales Rostocker Schach-Open 2025. He took a 33-month break between Nov 2019 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1749 was reached at age 72 (Sep 2024).

Current rating

1653

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1749

−96 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 72

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#127,077

#127,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
All-time peak 1749
at age 72 · −96 from today
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+200 Elo)
1544 → 1744
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1580 → returned at 1569
Nov 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 66
Nov 2018
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65
perf 1813 (+110) · 2.5/6 · #107
Top opponent
vs Juergen Heise 1,947
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65 · Jul 2025 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
-56
1709 → 1653
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
9/ 2437.5%
7W4D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/4#721900-17.6
30. Magdeburger Open Ottonen-Gruppe
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/5#921580-14.2
21. Internationales Rostocker Schach-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#681722-17.8
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/6#1071813-5.8
Worst Elo result: 21. Internationales Rostocker Schach-Open 2025 (-17.8 Elo, finished #68).

Rankings

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Germany
#11,460
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#87,355
in continent
World
#127,071
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
1
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