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Rotzinger, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 16238559· Male· Germany· Born in 1968

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Markus Rotzinger, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1994 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open and 42. Open Untergrombach 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 16. Heuchelberg-Cup 2025) recently. He took a 42-month break between May 2019 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1994

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1863

All-time high

1994

at best
May 2026 · age 58

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#28,444

#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
All-time peak 1994
at age 58
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1871 → 1957
Dec 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1837 → returned at 1906
May 2019
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 50
May 2018
First FIDE rating
1845 · at age 50
May 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
perf 2130 (+136) · 4/8 · #625
Top opponent
vs Noe Python 2,142
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +14.0 Elo
Evolution
+34
1960 → 1994
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/8#6252130+35.6
42. Open Untergrombach 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/7#381963-2.0

Rankings

/
Germany
#3,307
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
3307🇩🇪Rotzinger, Markus1,994
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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2,717
10
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2,713
...
21025🇩🇪Rotzinger, Markus1,994
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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28444🇩🇪Rotzinger, Markus1,994