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Merz, Leander
🇩🇪FIDE 16275578· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Leander Merz, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 2026 — just 8 short of his peak of 2034 (Jul 2025, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 A, HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025, and 38. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2025 A-Turnier.
At junior level, he reached #79 and #64 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2026
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1917
All-time high
2034
−8 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 17
Jul 2025 · age 17
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,744
#23,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
100 career games
at age 17
Sep 2025
79th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2034
Jul 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2034
at age 17 · −8 from today
Jul 2025
2024
64th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1944
May 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
2034 → 2026
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
11W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/5 | #4 | 2707 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #109 | 1969 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #66 | 2050 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,754
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#17,480
in continent
World
#23,744
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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