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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 Candidate Master, 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).

Awarded CM in 2026 (age 58).

Current rating

2076

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2200

−124 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 41

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,756 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 58
Jun 2026
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

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

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
#2,036
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,959
in continent
World
#17,756
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
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
2036🇩🇪Hess, Markus, Dr.2,076
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
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12959🇩🇪Hess, Markus, Dr.2,076
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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17756🇩🇪Hess, Markus, Dr.2,076