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Merz, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 4603834· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Martin Merz, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 2021 — just 10 short of his peak of 2031 (Nov 2025, age 63). He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, 42. Muensterland-Open, and NRW-Viererpokal 2025 Mai 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 37 months (2009–2012), 143 months (2012–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

2021

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2031

−10 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 63

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#24,399

#24,399 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1989 → 2031
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2031
at age 63 · −10 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 63
Jun 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 2021
Mar 2024
2012
Inactive for 143 months
paused at 1982 → returned at 1989
Mar 2012
2009
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2022 → returned at 1982
Jan 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thomas MichalczakFM 2,249
42. Muensterland-Open · Oct 2025 · +11.1 Elo
Evolution
0
2021 → 2021
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
4W6D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndreas VogtFM2,232·NRW-Viererpokal 2025 Mai 2025·R2·+30.8
2.[W]vsJulian Tober1,868·42. Muensterland-Open·R4·+11.2
3.[D]vsThomas MichalczakFM2,249·42. Muensterland-Open·R1·+11.1
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsGerd-Peter GruenIM2,236·NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April·R1·-9.0
2.[L]vsPascal Brunke2,270·42. Muensterland-Open·R2·-8.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April
Team
Apr 20260/1#1571436-9.6
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/9#272033+9.6
NRW-Viererpokal 2025 Mai 2025
Team
May 20251.5/1#483032+32.0

Rankings

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Germany
#2,828
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#17,990
in continent
World
#24,399
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
2828🇩🇪Merz, Martin2,021
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
17990🇩🇪Merz, Martin2,021
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
24399🇩🇪Merz, Martin2,021