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Becker, Marcel
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4628446· Male· Germany· Born in 1978
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Marcel Becker, a 48-year-old German International Master, is rated 2332 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6. His peak of 2404 was reached at age 34 (Sep 2012).
Awarded IM in 2019 (age 41) and FM in 2002 (age 24).
Current rating
2332
Standard
Rpd2318·Blz2221
All-time high
2404
−72 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 34
Sep 2012 · age 34
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#259 · German players · of 13,805
Career timeline
25 entries2026
19th German 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2332
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 47
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 47
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 46
Apr 2024
2020
20th German 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2363
Oct 2020
7-month rising streak
+19 Elo
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
2308 → 2332
Tournaments
19
28 games
Score
15.5/ 2855.4%
14W13D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2324 | +0.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #61 | 3142 | +4.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #46 | 3177 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2938 | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #122 | 1989 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #407 | 2964 | +2.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | 2296 | -0.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #225 | 2882 | +2.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2990 | +3.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 3218 | +6.5 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuergen KaufeldFM
🇩🇪GER·2201
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsThomas HenrichsIM
🇩🇪GER
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2012
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vsAndrey OrlovGM
FID·2470
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsMichael CoenenFM
🇩🇪GER·2278
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel HausrathGM
🇩🇪GER·2452
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Germany
#259
out of 15,290 players
Europe
#2,046
in continent
World
#3,152
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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