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Sell, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 16221117· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Markus Sell, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1930. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between Mar 2024 and Oct 2025. Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 1984 was reached at age 46 (Jun 2016).
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1984
−54 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 46
Jun 2016 · age 46
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#41,004
#41,004 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
100 career games
at age 56
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1835 → 1912
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1912 → returned at 1905
Mar 2024
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Apr 2017
2016
All-time peak 1984
at age 46 · −54 from today
Jun 2016
Crossed 1800
at age 46
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1912 → 1930
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 1924 | -0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2191 | +14.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #65 | 1278 | -5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2006 | +2.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2870 | +14.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,604
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#30,259
in continent
World
#41,004
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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