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Germann, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 1304615· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1969

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Markus Germann, a 57-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1979. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 18 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2015–2017) and 37 months (2017–2020). His peak of 2123 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2009).

Current rating

1979

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2123

−144 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 40

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#30,971

#30,971 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
52nd Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1991
Oct 2025
2024
54th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1956
Jan 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1887 → 1963
Oct 2022
100 career games
at age 53
Sep 2022
2017
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 1933
Jun 2017
2015
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2029 → returned at 2020
Oct 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Flavio Rotunno 2,133
SEM 2025 Meisterturnier · Jul 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-4
1983 → 1979
Tournaments
10
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
6W6D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPeter Pluess2,077·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7·R2·+12.5
2.[W]vsAdriano Kaeppeli2,049·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R4·+11.8
3.[W]vsSven Bartholet2,000·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R5·+10.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsStephan Schmahl1,939·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R3·-11.3
2.[L]vsAnton Schefer1,957·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·-10.6
3.[L]vsRuedi StaechelinCM2,005·SEM 2025 Meisterturnier·R2·-9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#5772037+1.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#13601157-10.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#2552614+5.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#3042877+13.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#8062017+1.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20250/1#9281217-8.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#7501723-13.8
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20251/1#72780+10.0
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#1081853-3.6
SEM 2025 Meisterturnier
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/9#291995+2.2

Rankings

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Switzerland
#486
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#22,896
in continent
World
#30,970
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Switzerland
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,514
7
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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
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486🇨🇭Germann, Markus1,979
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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22896🇨🇭Germann, Markus1,979
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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30970🇨🇭Germann, Markus1,979