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Gruermann, Martin
🇩🇪FIDE 4656563· Male· Germany· Born in 1974
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Martin Gruermann, a 52-year-old German player, is rated 2236 — just 17 short of his peak of 2253 (Feb 2018, age 44) and sitting in the top 5% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 59 months (2004–2009) and 15 months (2011–2012). Recent appearance: NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 April 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including NRW-Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently.
Current rating
2236
Standard
Rpd2189·Blz—
All-time high
2253
−17 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 44
Feb 2018 · age 44
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#624 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
14 entries2026
58th German 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2236
May 2026
2024
53rd German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2221
Oct 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 49
Apr 2023
2018
71st German 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2253
Feb 2018
All-time peak 2253
at age 44 · −17 from today
Feb 2018
2017
Crossed 2200
at age 43
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2234 → 2236
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
3W4D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2755 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2285 | +3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2041 | -5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2161 | -2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2170 | -2.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#624
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#4,415
in continent
World
#6,427
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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