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Yang, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 16206550· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Markus Yang, a 26-year-old German player, is rated 1758 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Offene Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaften Halle 2026 and Offene Deutsche Juniorenmeisterschaft 2025 U25 B. Also played 2 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 1. Vorrunde) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 55 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1758
Standard
Rpd1776·Blz1744
All-time high
1758
at best
May 2026 · age 26
May 2026 · age 26
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,860
#89,860 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1758
at age 26
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1448 → 1653
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1422 → returned at 1706
Nov 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1736 → 1758
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #16 | 1900 | +22.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,987
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#64,354
in continent
World
#89,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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