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Maenken, Merlin
CM🇩🇪FIDE 34618961· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Merlin Maenken, a 18-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2204 — just 23 short of his peak of 2227 (Apr 2026, age 18) and sitting in the top 4% of German players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +180 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and NRW-Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 U18. Also played 1 rapid (including Offene Solinger Schnellschach-Stadtmeisterschaft 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Wuppertaler Blitz-Stadtmeisterschaft 2025) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #25, #26 and #50 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2204
Standard
Rpd2094·Blz2178
All-time high
2227
−23 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
110 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#28 · German players under 18 · of 769
Career timeline
15 entries2026
25th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2227
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2227
at age 18 · −23 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2177 → 2204
Tournaments
28
91 games
Score
61/ 9167.0%
51W20D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVitaliy GarbuzCM2,219·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R5·+22.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2402 | +18.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2836 | +20.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #7 | 2030 | -61.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2317 | +11.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2867 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 2260 | +17.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #184 | 1592 | -10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #51 | 2159 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2962 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2721 | +46.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarc Richters
🇩🇪GER·1912
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIdris Asadzade
🇩🇪GER·2271
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsBatuhan Ege Guelcan
🇩🇪GER·1989
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsJulian-Frank Reuter
🇩🇪GER·2141
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsBernd SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2339
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Germany
#826
out of 15,290 players
Europe
#5,560
in continent
World
#7,940
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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