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Payes, Marco
🇩🇪FIDE 16243358· Male· Germany· Born in 1979
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Marco Payes, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 1760 — just 5 short of his peak of 1765 (Mar 2024, age 45). He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 D.
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1765
−5 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 45
Mar 2024 · age 45
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,176
#89,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
All-time peak 1765
at age 45 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 45
Jan 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 44
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1650 → returned at 1631
Aug 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Jul 2018
Best 12-month gain (+211 Elo)
1393 → 1604
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
XV. Unser Fritz-Open 2026 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebietperf 1983 (+223) · 3/6 · #61
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
1734 → 1760
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
6W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFelix Liesendahl1,990·XV. Unser Fritz-Open 2026 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R5·+15.8
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsNorbert Bruchmann2,033·XV. Unser Fritz-Open 2026 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R6·-3.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/6 | #61 | 1983 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #166 | 1404 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 1964 | +28.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,937
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#63,905
in continent
World
#89,174
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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