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Harff, Marcel
FM🇩🇪FIDE 24621382· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Marcel Harff, a 36-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2342 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 1 rapid (including MAG Sommer-Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including NRW-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2005 and Oct 2006. His peak of 2420 was reached at age 28 (Oct 2018).
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 23). Earned IM norms at Basel Schachfestival 2018 Master and 60 Jahre KSK Rochade Eupen IM Normenturnier 2018. At junior level, he reached #35, #24 and #10 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2342
Standard
Rpd2386·Blz2403
All-time high
2420
−78 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 28
Oct 2018 · age 28
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#231 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
23 entries2026
26th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2344
Apr 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 33
Dec 2023
2019
500 career games
at age 29
May 2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
Feb 2019
2018
44th German 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 2420
Oct 2018
All-time peak 2420
at age 28 · −78 from today
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
2315 → 2342
Tournaments
25
37 games
Score
25/ 3767.6%
18W14D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #595 | 2413 | +1.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #131 | 1667 | -3.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #505 | 3155 | +5.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #491 | 3107 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 2169 | -2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #141 | 2867 | +1.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #33 | 2266 | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #803 | 2393 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1335 | 1610 | -4.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2248 | -1.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsReiner OdendahlFM
🇩🇪GER·2248
+3 −0 =5
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPatrick ZelbelIM
🇩🇪GER·2469
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsDaniel HausrathGM
🇩🇪GER·2452
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsRudolf MeessenFM
🇧🇪BEL·2223
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met May 2024
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vsJoshua Eckardt
🇩🇪GER·2306
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
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Germany
#231
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,869
in continent
World
#2,895
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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