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Messer, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 1307550· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1974

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Markus Messer, a 52-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1987. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 35 months (2005–2008), 25 months (2012–2014), 102 months (2014–2023) and 21 months (2023–2025). 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. His peak of 2031 was reached at age 36 (May 2010).

Current rating

1987

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2031

−44 pts below
May 2010 · age 36

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#29,636

#29,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
49th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1994
Jun 2025
2024
35th Swiss 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1984
May 2024
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1990
Jun 2023
2015
57th Swiss 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2010
May 2015
2014
Inactive for 102 months
paused at 2010 → returned at 1973
Nov 2014
2013
46th Swiss 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2007
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Julien Lesniak 1,737
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7 · Sep 2025 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
+2
1985 → 1987
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJulien Lesniak1,737·SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7·R1·+3.8
2.[W]vsNoe Menuau1,696·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2·R1·+3.2
3.[W]vsGilles Meynet1,577·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·+1.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsStephane Emery2,117·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·-6.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#4452377+1.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#1972496+3.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260/1#10411317-6.6
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20251/1#822537+3.8

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#471
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#21,888
in continent
World
#29,635
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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Europe
1
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2
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6
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7
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9
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10
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21888🇨🇭Messer, Markus1,987
World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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