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Martens, Alexander
🇩🇪FIDE 12995266· Male· Germany· Born in 1997
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Alexander Martens, a 29-year-old German player, is rated 1785. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 74 months (2015–2021), 21 months (2023–2025) and 15 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. His peak of 1887 was reached at age 24 (Sep 2021).
Current rating
1785
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1896
All-time high
1887
−102 pts below
Sep 2021 · age 24
Sep 2021 · age 24
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#81,083
#81,083 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Jan 2025
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1814 → returned at 1785
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1768 → returned at 1814
Mar 2023
2021
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1819 → 1887
Sep 2021
All-time peak 1887
at age 24 · −102 from today
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
1814 → 1785
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
2W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #1092 | 1683 | -28.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,259
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#58,482
in continent
World
#81,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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