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Melzner, Lukas
CM🇩🇪FIDE 4638700· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Lukas Melzner, a 36-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2171 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 9 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier, CZECH OPEN 2025 - A - GM open, and Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2008–2010), 17 months (2011–2013), 25 months (2015–2017) and 48 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2209 was reached at age 23 (Sep 2013).
Awarded CM in 2020 (age 30). At junior level, he reached #40 and #46 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2171
Standard
Rpd2186·Blz2179
All-time high
2209
−38 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 23
Sep 2013 · age 23
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,856 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
86th German 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2187
May 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
May 2023
2020
CM title awardedCM
at age 30
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 2197 → returned at 2199
Jun 2018
2015
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2190 → returned at 2172
Mar 2015
2013
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
Sep 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnierperf 2371 (+184) · 7.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
2177 → 2171
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
18/ 3256.3%
15W6D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFelix MeissnerFM2,358·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R8·+14.8
2.[W]vsThomas, Dr. Pieper2,226·42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier·R8·+11.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNimay AgrawalCM1,982·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R3·-15.1
3.[L]vsHenry Boeddeker2,076·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R5·-12.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #56 | 2213 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2371 | +49.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/7 | #196 | 1957 | -40.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #71 | 2168 | -7.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,044
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,997
in continent
World
#9,856
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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