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Margenberg, Volker

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FIDEFIDE 24693871· Male· Germany· Born in 1973

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Volker Margenberg, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 1754. He has slipped back 73 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier, and Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 59 months (2012–2017) and 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1912 was reached at age 39 (Sep 2012).

Current rating

1754

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1912

−158 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 39

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#91,106

#91,106 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1763 → 1827
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1812 → returned at 1763
Sep 2019
2012
All-time peak 1912
at age 39 · −158 from today
Sep 2012
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1912 → returned at 1883
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sara Schirmer 1,636
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
-73
1827 → 1754
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
6.5/ 1738.2%
3W7D7L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsSara Schirmer1,636·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R4·+6.7
2.[W]vsHakan Uluduez1,558·Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025·R2·+3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#13331717-45.0
4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/2#1171855-7.6
Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/4#811635-20.0
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-45.0 Elo, finished #1333).

Rankings

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Germany
#8,944
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#65,150
in continent
World
#91,105
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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