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Boos, Markus
🇩🇪FIDE 4678656· Male· Germany· Born in 1974
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Markus Boos, a 52-year-old German player, is rated 2079 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 April 2026, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Offene Solinger Schnellschach-Stadtmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2009–2010) and 16 months (2014–2016). His peak of 2248 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2005).
Current rating
2079
Standard
Rpd2168·Blz2120
All-time high
2248
−169 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 31
Oct 2005 · age 31
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2016
100 career games
at age 42
Feb 2016
2014
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2174 → returned at 2176
Sep 2014
2010
Re-crossed 2200
at age 36
Jul 2010
2009
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2197 → returned at 2200
Jan 2009
2005
Crossed 2200
at age 31
Oct 2005
Crossed 2100
at age 31
Oct 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
2122 → 2079
Tournaments
11
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
4W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #69 | 1060 | -16.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #85 | 1993 | -2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2026 | -2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2065 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #86 | 1332 | -9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #88 | 1056 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #16 | 1867 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2856 | +17.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2212 | +5.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #75 | 1212 | -13.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,994
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,708
in continent
World
#17,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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