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Kapp, Martin
FM🇩🇪FIDE 24651680· Male· Germany· Born in 1984
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Martin Kapp, a 42-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2169 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 13 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026 and 3. Albrecht-Beer-Turnier 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2012–2014), 12 months (2014–2015) and 46 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2305 was reached at age 32 (Jun 2016).
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 32).
Current rating
2169
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2305
−136 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 32
Jun 2016 · age 32
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,950 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
71st German 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2169
May 2026
2024
77th German 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2194
Nov 2024
2019
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2177 → returned at 2173
Dec 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 33
Jun 2017
2016
FM title awardedFM
at age 32
Jul 2016
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
2228 → 2305
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2156 → 2169
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
11.5/ 1671.9%
9W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2836 | +13.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2896 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #19 | 2127 | -2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #68 | 2152 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #13 | 2002 | -15.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,058
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#7,067
in continent
World
#9,950
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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