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Merz, Raphael

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FIDEFIDE 4661087· Male· Germany· Born in 1979

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Raphael Merz, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 1587. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 14 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 B-Gruppe, and 3e Festival International d'Annemasse - Tournoi Amateur. Also played 1 rapid (including 6eme open Maurice David d'Annemasse) and 1 blitz events (including 3eme Festival international d'Annemasse - Blitz) recently. He took a 32-month break between Mar 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1793 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2008).

Current rating

1587

Standard

Rpd1576·Blz1603

All-time high

1793

-206 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 29

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
Standard
Moderately active

Signature stat

#12,631

Germany

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1499 → 1656
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 45
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1563 → returned at 1543
Mar 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 38
May 2017
2008
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Jul 2008

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-7
15941587

Rankings

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Germany
#12,631
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#100,914
in continent
World
#151,912
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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