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Kauch, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 4675894· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Markus Kauch, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 2097 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026, 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open, and NRW-Viererpokal 2025 Mai 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 25 months (2007–2009), 15 months (2011–2012) and 28 months (2014–2017). His peak of 2280 was reached at age 35 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
2097
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2280
−183 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 35
Jul 2003 · age 35
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,679 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2019
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
2152 → 2185
Jan 2019
2014
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2172 → returned at 2193
Nov 2014
2011
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2224 → returned at 2192
Jan 2011
2007
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2219 → returned at 2219
Jul 2007
100 career games
at age 39
Jan 2007
2003
All-time peak 2280
at age 35 · −183 from today
Jul 2003
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
2144 → 2097
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
5W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2719 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/8 | #78 | 1894 | -53.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2799 | +6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2143 | +0.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 1959 | -4.8 |
Worst Elo result: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open (-53.2 Elo, finished #78).
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,790
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#11,411
in continent
World
#15,679
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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