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Merth, Philipp
🇩🇪FIDE 34616861· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Philipp Merth, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 1892 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D, and 41. Internationales Boeblinger Open B. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1. Offenes Boeblinger Schnellschachturnier) recently.
Current rating
1892
Standard
Rpd1851·Blz1775
All-time high
1892
at best
May 2026 · age 36
May 2026 · age 36
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50,089
#50,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1892
at age 36
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1595 → 1803
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 34
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+59
1833 → 1892
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
19/ 2867.9%
16W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #19 | 1998 | +31.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1904 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #29 | 1996 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 1851 | +4.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,496
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#36,881
in continent
World
#50,088
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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