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Mekus, Manuela
🇩🇪FIDE 16202562· Female· Germany· Born in 1971
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Manuela Mekus, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 1671. She has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 13 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 33. DSK-Open 2026 Maerz 2026, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 D. She had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017) and 54 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1752 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1671
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1757
All-time high
1752
−81 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53
Mar 2024 · age 53
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#120,372
#120,372 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
100 career games
at age 54
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1579 → 1752
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1752
at age 53 · −81 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 52
May 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1699 → 1671
Tournaments
6
27 games
Score
9.5/ 2735.2%
7W5D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #1368 | 1747 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 1788 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1879 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #45 | 1814 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #113 | 1593 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #22 | 1919 | -16.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2. Offene Deutsche Einzelmeisterschaft der Schachspieler mit Behinderung (ODBEM) (-16.6 Elo, finished #22).
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,096
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#83,442
in continent
World
#120,366
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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