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Schirmbeck, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 16290780· Male· Germany· Born in 1984
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Markus Schirmbeck, a 42-year-old German player, is rated 1853 — just 13 short of his peak of 1866 (Mar 2024, age 40). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Oscar Romero Open Hoorns Kampioenschap 2025 - B. Also played 4 rapid (including Frankfurter Silvester-Open 2025) and 4 blitz events (including PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - H blitz tournament) recently.
Current rating
1853
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz1831
All-time high
1866
−13 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 40
Mar 2024 · age 40
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,573
#60,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1741 → 1866
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1866
at age 40 · −13 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1600
at age 38
Sep 2022
First FIDE rating
1790 · at age 38
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1851 → 1853
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #23 | 1854 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLilian SchirmbeckWCM
🇩🇪GER·1921
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNora HeidemannWCM
🇩🇪GER·1864
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsFrank BellersCM
🇩🇪GER·2230
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDmytro Marchenko
🇩🇪GER
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsFrank Kruze
🇩🇪GER·1819
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Germany
#6,499
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#44,337
in continent
World
#60,572
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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