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Merkel, Arnaud

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FIDEFIDE 26009021· Male· France· Born in 1975

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Arnaud Merkel, a 51-year-old French player, is rated 1595 — just 18 short of his peak of 1613 (Mar 2024, age 49). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 49-month break between Jan 2020 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - BRE Fevrier, Team 2026 - BRE Novembre, and Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre.

Current rating

1595

Standard

Rpd1586·Blz—

All-time high

1613

−18 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 49

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#148,291

#148,291 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1355 → 1613
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 49
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 49
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1613
at age 49 · −18 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniel Le Morzellec 1,695
Team 2026 - BRE Novembre · Nov 2025 · +13.0 Elo
Evolution
+4
1591 → 1595
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
4W1D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsDaniel Le Morzellec1,695·Team 2026 - BRE Novembre·R1·+13.0
2.[W]vsAndre Ladan1,444·Team 2026 - BRE Fevrier·R1·+5.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsFranck Poirier1,637·Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre·R11·-8.6
2.[L]vsBatiste Leger1,726·Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre·R10·-6.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - BRE Fevrier
Team
Feb 20261/1#702244+6.2
Team 2026 - BRE Novembre
Team
Nov 20251/1#302495+12.8
Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre
Team
Nov 20251/2#28601682-15.2
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre (-15.2 Elo, finished #2860).

Rankings

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France
#11,382
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#98,963
in continent
World
#148,278
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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5
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6
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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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2,840
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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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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World
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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