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Hertlein, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 12982652· Male· Germany· Born in 1968

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Markus Hertlein, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1576 — just 21 short of his peak of 1597 (Mar 2024, age 56). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 E, 36. Staufer Open B, and 1. Schwaigern Open 2025 B-Turnier. He took a 28-month break between Feb 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1576

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1601

All-time high

1597

−21 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 56

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#155,535

#155,535 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+266 Elo)
1331 → 1597
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 56
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1597
at age 56 · −21 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1362 → returned at 1359
Feb 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Uwe Schulz 1,790
36. Staufer Open B · Jan 2026 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-7
1583 → 1576
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
8/ 2138.1%
6W4D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDominik Bienek1,695·36. Staufer Open B·R6·+12.8
2.[W]vsTimo Stenger1,640·36. Staufer Open B·R4·+11.3
3.[W]vsEla Marie Kuebart1,620·1. Schwaigern Open 2025 B-Turnier·R3·+11.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 E
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/5#501447-18.4
36. Staufer Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/9#1411642+14.0
1. Schwaigern Open 2025 B-Turnier
Open Swiss
May 20252.5/4#601838-3.2
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 E (-18.4 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

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Germany
#12,543
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#102,751
in continent
World
#155,518
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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8
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2
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7
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