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Hess, Markus, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 4616944· Male· Germany· Born in 1968

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Markus, Dr. Hess, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 2076 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 A-Gruppe, and Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Oktober 2025. He had 4 career breaks: 35 months (2002–2005), 31 months (2009–2012), 24 months (2012–2014) and 17 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2200 was reached at age 41 (Jul 2009).

Current rating

2076

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2200

−124 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 41

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,743 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2127 → returned at 2092
Jun 2022
2016
100 career games
at age 48
Mar 2016
2012
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2183 → returned at 2185
Mar 2012
2009
Crossed 2200
at age 41
Jul 2009
All-time peak 2200
at age 41 · −124 from today
Jul 2009
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2200 → returned at 2183
Jul 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Richard BethkeFM 2,337
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
+4
2072 → 2076
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
2W9D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20261.5/3#9472294+17.2
5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 A-Gruppe
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/8#682005-13.0
Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Oktober 2025
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#4120710.0

Rankings

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Germany
#2,042
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#12,964
in continent
World
#17,743
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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3
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2,645
5
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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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10
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2,587
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2042🇩🇪Hess, Markus, Dr.2,076
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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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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17743🇩🇪Hess, Markus, Dr.2,076