Format
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Koch, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 24692905· Male· Germany· Born in 1976
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Markus Koch, a 50-year-old German player, is rated 2037. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 31 months (2021–2024). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B. Also played 1 blitz event (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 63) recently. His peak of 2183 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2016).
Current rating
2037
Standard
Rpd2067·Blz2015
All-time high
2183
−146 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 40
Apr 2016 · age 40
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#22,294
#22,294 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2021
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2090 → returned at 2056
Aug 2021
2018
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2128 → returned at 2090
Sep 2018
2016
All-time peak 2183
at age 40 · −146 from today
Apr 2016
2012
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
May 2012
2011
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
2053 → 2135
May 2011
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
Mar 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2041 → 2037
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #31 | 2010 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,601
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#16,409
in continent
World
#22,294
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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