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Merkel, Markus
CM🇩🇪FIDE 4675657· Male· Germany· Born in 1980
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Markus Merkel, a 46-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2148 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 18 months (2016–2017) and 59 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2222 was reached at age 27 (Jul 2007).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 45).
Current rating
2148
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2080
All-time high
2222
−74 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 27
Jul 2007 · age 27
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,372 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
94th German 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2141
May 2026
2025
91st German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2147
Sep 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 45
Sep 2025
2019
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2143
Oct 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
2121 → 2161
Aug 2018
2016
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2121 → returned at 2133
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
2147 → 2148
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2277 | +7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2080 | -1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2725 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2123 | -0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 1412 | -8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2944 | +10.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #72 | 1348 | -10.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2101 | -1.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,245
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,151
in continent
World
#11,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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