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Mueller, Markus
CM🇩🇪FIDE 4646576· Male· Germany· Born in 1972
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Markus Mueller, a 54-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2049 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2000–2050 range. 16 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent appearances: 93. Pfaelzischer Schachkongress 2026 Meisterturnier A (MTA) and 10. Frankenthaler Weihnachtsopen A-Turnier. Also played 3 rapid events (including RLP-Schnellschachmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He took a 34-month break between Jul 2019 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2208 was reached at age 40 (Sep 2012).
Awarded CM in 2012 (age 40).
Current rating
2049
Standard
Rpd2055·Blz1985
All-time high
2208
−159 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 40
Sep 2012 · age 40
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#20,865 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2124 → returned at 2111
Jul 2019
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
2107 → 2175
Feb 2019
2018
500 career games
at age 46
May 2018
2012
All-time peak 2208
at age 40 · −159 from today
Sep 2012
CM title awardedCM
at age 40
Jan 2012
Crossed 2200
at age 40
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2052 → 2049
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
7/ 1643.8%
4W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRoland OllenbergerFM2,177·93. Pfaelzischer Schachkongress 2026 Meisterturnier A (MTA)·R2·-6.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/9 | #8 | 2101 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #13 | 1970 | -14.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,445
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#15,329
in continent
World
#20,865
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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