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Merz, Raphael
🇩🇪FIDE 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 13 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
Jul 2008 · age 29
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#151,371
#151,371 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1594 → 1587
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
12.5/ 2746.3%
11W3D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #967 | 1710 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/9 | #68 | 1574 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #8 | 1638 | -9.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#12,386
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#100,590
in continent
World
#151,355
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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