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Balduan, Markus
FM🇩🇪FIDE 4634799· Male· Germany· Born in 1974
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Markus Balduan, a 52-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2209 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Januar 2026, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5. His peak of 2350 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2005).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 27).
Current rating
2209
Standard
Rpd2315·Blz2280
All-time high
2350
−141 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 31
Jul 2005 · age 31
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
67th German 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2247
Jul 2025
2023
26th German 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2314
Aug 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 48
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2314 → returned at 2317
Apr 2020
2019
32nd German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2326
Jun 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 43
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
2247 → 2209
Tournaments
11
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
8W13D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #30 | 2044 | -24.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1502 | 1558 | -6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2208 | -1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 2167 | -1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #204 | 2868 | +5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #722 | 2342 | +3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2930 | +7.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2299 | +2.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #863 | 2219 | -0.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2180 | -1.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#783
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,368
in continent
World
#7,699
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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