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Heider, Martin
🇩🇪FIDE 24668389· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Martin Heider, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 2412 — just 2 short of his peak of 2414 (May 2018, age 28) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 93. Pfaelzischer Schachkongress 2026 Meisterturnier A (MTA), Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 18. Wormser Nibelungenopen A-Turnier. Also played 7 rapid (including Int. Hessische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Hessische Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 73 months (2008–2014) and 65 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #47 and #40 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2412
Standard
Rpd2416·Blz2449
All-time high
2414
−2 pts below
May 2018 · age 28
May 2018 · age 28
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#106 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
17 entries2026
12th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2413
May 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 36
May 2026
2025
73rd German 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2394
Nov 2025
2019
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 2393 → returned at 2390
May 2019
2018
Crossed 2400
at age 28
May 2018
All-time peak 2414
at age 28 · −1 from today
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
2393 → 2412
Tournaments
8
33 games
Score
24.5/ 3374.2%
18W13D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2301 | -1.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2673 | +16.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2499 | +1.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #78 | 2400 | -0.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 2413 | +1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #73 | 2428 | +0.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #56 | 2376 | -0.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2401 | +1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOleg Yakovenko
🇩🇪GER·2260
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsManuel Weller
🇩🇪GER·2233
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMichael SchenderowitschFM
🇩🇪GER·2214
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsPascal KarsayFM
🇩🇪GER·2376
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsRoland OllenbergerFM
🇩🇪GER·2189
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Germany
#106
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#922
in continent
World
#1,466
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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