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Meier, Volker
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4605802· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Volker Meier, a 60-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2220 and sitting in the top 5% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, 38. Sonnenterrassen Open 2025 Group A, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale A. His peak of 2317 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2004).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2220
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2317
−97 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 38
Jan 2004 · age 38
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#708 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
19 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+32 Elo
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Jan 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 59
Jan 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
Nov 2023
2022
66th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2254
Apr 2022
2020
76th German 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2285
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+48
2172 → 2220
Tournaments
8
22 games
Score
13/ 2259.1%
9W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 2286 | +3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2307 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 3077 | +12.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #24 | 2944 | +8.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #77 | 1388 | -10.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2454 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 2239 | +17.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #15 | 2173 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#708
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,959
in continent
World
#7,148
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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