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Gaitzsch, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 24623202· Male· Germany· Born in 1986

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Martin Gaitzsch, a 40-year-old German player, is rated 2002. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 29 months (2006–2009), 48 months (2009–2013), 20 months (2015–2017), 22 months (2017–2019) and 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Schach Tirol Open 2025 Group A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Silbercup 2025) recently. His peak of 2058 was reached at age 28 (Apr 2014).

Current rating

2002

Standard

Rpd1996·Blz2031

All-time high

2058

−56 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 28

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#27,179

#27,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Oct 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 38
Feb 2024
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2008 → returned at 2026
May 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Jun 2017
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2005 → returned at 2008
Jun 2017
2015
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 2005
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Herbert WohlfahrtFM 2,362
Schach Tirol Open 2025 Group A · Aug 2025 · +7.9 Elo
Evolution
+8
1994 → 2002
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
2W5D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsNikolai von Schlippe2,088·Schach Tirol Open 2025 Group A·R4·-7.3
2.[L]vsRaphael FelixFM2,106·Schach Tirol Open 2025 Group A·R2·-6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Schach Tirol Open 2025 Group A
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#252034+8.0

Rankings

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Germany
#3,158
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#20,082
in continent
World
#27,179
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
3158🇩🇪Gaitzsch, Martin2,002
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
20082🇩🇪Gaitzsch, Martin2,002
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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27179🇩🇪Gaitzsch, Martin2,002