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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 has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 13 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April and 42. Muensterland-Open. He had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2009–2012) and 158 months (2012–2025).

Current rating

2021

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2031

−10 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 63

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#24,429

#24,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 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
2012
Inactive for 158 months
paused at 1982 → returned at 2021
Mar 2012
2009
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2022 → returned at 1982
Jan 2009
2008
Crossed 2000
at age 46
Jul 2008

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thomas MichalczakFM 2,249
42. Muensterland-Open · Oct 2025 · +11.1 Elo
Evolution
0
2021 → 2021
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
6W7D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHolger Kowalski1,886·42. Turm Open·R4·+12.6
2.[W]vsFlorian Bodling1,863·42. Turm Open·R3·+11.5
3.[W]vsJulian Tober1,868·42. Muensterland-Open·R4·+11.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavid Ray Sarmiento2,055·42. Turm Open·R5·-18.0
2.[L]vsGerd-Peter GruenIM2,236·NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April·R1·-9.0
3.[L]vsPascal BrunkeFM2,270·42. Muensterland-Open·R2·-8.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
42. Turm Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20264/7#232003-6.4
NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April
Team
Apr 20260/1#1571436-9.6
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/9#272033+9.6

Rankings

/
Germany
#2,834
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,014
in continent
World
#24,429
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
2834🇩🇪Merz, Martin2,021
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
18014🇩🇪Merz, Martin2,021
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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24429🇩🇪Merz, Martin2,021