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Mertens, David

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FIDEFIDE 4001427· Male· Luxembourg· Born in 1981

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David Mertens, a 45-year-old Luxembourgish player, is rated 1798. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10, National Individual Championship 2026 Cat. B, and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently. He took a 24-month break between Jun 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1951 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2006); he also reached Luxembourgish #46 in Apr 2009.

Current rating

1798

Standard

Rpd1868·Blz—

All-time high

1951

−153 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 25

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#76,945

#76,945 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1745 → 1830
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
2022
8th Luxembourgish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1817
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1817 → returned at 1815
Jun 2020
2015
100 career games
at age 34
Jun 2015
2009
Peak Luxembourgish rank: #46
at age 28 · rated 1905
Apr 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Serge BrittnerFM 2,224
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 1 · Sep 2025 · +8.0 Elo
Evolution
-40
1838 → 1798
Tournaments
10
17 games
Score
4.5/ 1726.5%
2W5D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 10
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#681987+4.4
National Individual Championship 2026 Cat. B
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/7#181694-24.2
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 8-9
Team
Mar 20260/2#1861155-15.6
Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#1031318-3.4
Coupe de Luxembourg 2026 Round 1
Knockout
Jan 20260/1R641257-4.2
Worst Elo result: National Individual Championship 2026 Cat. B (-24.2 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

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Luxembourg
#137
out of 302 players
Europe
#55,666
in continent
World
#76,945
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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Europe
1
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2
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