Krieger, Markus

Markus Krieger, a 35-year-old player, is rated 2179 — just 19 short of his peak of 2198 (Apr 2025, age 34) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 20 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and 9th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including ESNA Cyprus Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 31 months (2013–2015), 15 months (2015–2017), 22 months (2017–2019) and 22 months (2019–2020, COVID-19 included). He reached #1 nationally in Aug 2023 and has been in top 3 for 59 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).

Competes for Liechtenstein since Apr 2023. At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.