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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 2 rapid events (including PSB-Schnellschach-Grand-Prix 2025-2026 Neustadt) 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%
#20,907 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOleg Yakovenko
🇩🇪GER·2260
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKarl-Jasmin MuranyiIM
🇩🇪GER·2334
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsMatthias Huschens
🇩🇪GER·2116
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAndreas Lambert
🇩🇪GER·2044
+1 −0 =6
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLorenz Busch
🇩🇪GER·1980
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2017
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Rankings
/
Germany
#2,436
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#15,346
in continent
World
#20,907
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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