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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 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
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
#151,927
#151,927 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
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
#12,631
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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