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Mertens, Marc
🇱🇺FIDE 4000501· Male· Luxembourg· Born in 1968
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Marc Mertens, a 58-year-old Luxembourgish player, is rated 2115 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 20 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10, National Individual Championship 2026, and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9. Also played 1 blitz event (including ESNA Cyprus Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2013 and Jun 2014. His peak of 2286 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2001, Luxembourgish #5 at the time); he spent 20 months in Luxembourgish top 10.
Current rating
2115
Standard
Rpd2088·Blz2099
All-time high
2286
−171 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 33
Jan 2001 · age 33
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#14,022 · players worldwide · of 218,279
20 months in National top 10 (2001–2009)
20 months in National top 10 (2001–2009)
Career timeline
16 entries2025
3rd Luxembourgish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2147
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Nov 2024
2023
2nd Luxembourgish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2137
Apr 2023
2014
3rd Luxembourgish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2196
Sep 2014
2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2200 → returned at 2196
May 2013
2nd Luxembourgish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2226
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
2111 → 2115
Tournaments
11
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
15W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2846 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/5 | #6 | 1990 | -19.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2817 | +14.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2589 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2582 | +2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #133 | 1402 | -7.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #14 | 2203 | +13.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #39 | 2142 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #59 | 2078 | -3.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #70 | 1964 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael WiedenkellerIM
🇱🇺LUX·2393
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAleksei Aliferenko
🇺🇦UKR·2211
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsFred BerendIM
🇱🇺LUX·2208
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJean-Marie Weber
🇱🇺LUX·2116
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
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Luxembourg
#22
out of 294 players
Europe
#10,150
in continent
World
#14,022
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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