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Watzlawek, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 4637062· Male· Germany· Born in 1973
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Markus Watzlawek, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 2013. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2014–2015), 43 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2169 was reached at age 28 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2013
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2083
All-time high
2169
−156 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 28
Jan 2001 · age 28
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#25,537
#25,537 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2104 → returned at 2093
May 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
Sep 2019
100 career games
at age 46
Sep 2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 2101 → returned at 2104
Sep 2019
2014
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2107 → returned at 2106
Feb 2014
2013
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
2087 → 2119
Dec 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
2057 → 2013
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
1.5/ 1015.0%
0W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2188 | +4.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #150 | 1340 | -6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #31 | 1980 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #76 | 1333 | -23.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #55 | 1189 | -11.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #64 | 1380 | -6.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2169 | +3.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,987
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,865
in continent
World
#25,537
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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