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Fischer, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 4618122· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Markus Fischer, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 2190 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈1/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Lugano Open 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 89 months (2006–2014) and 140 months (2014–2025). His peak of 2232 was reached at age 41 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
2190
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2198
All-time high
2232
−42 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 41
Jul 2006 · age 41
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,730 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
76th German 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2198
Jan 2026
2025
90th German 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2223
Nov 2025
2014
Inactive for 140 months
paused at 2228 → returned at 2218
Jan 2014
2006
All-time peak 2232
at age 41 · −42 from today
Jul 2006
Inactive for 89 months
paused at 2232 → returned at 2228
Jul 2006
2001
Crossed 2200
at age 36
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
2228 → 2190
Tournaments
7
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
2W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2193 | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2067 | -3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | 1455 | -8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2359 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1853 | -28.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2396 | +4.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #79 | 1419 | -10.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#904
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,141
in continent
World
#8,730
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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