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Zappel, Marius

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FIDEFIDE 4686519· Male· Germany· Born in 1983

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Marius Zappel, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 2053 — just 5 short of his peak of 2058 (Oct 2008, age 25) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 7 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 14 months (2004–2005), 14 months (2005–2006), 23 months (2006–2008), 54 months (2008–2013), 13 months (2013–2014) and 122 months (2014–2024). Recent appearance: HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025.

Previously known as Marius Fadavian (until Nov 2017).

Current rating

2053

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2058

−5 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 25

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,399 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2017
Renamed to Zappel, Marius
at age 34
Nov 2017
2014
Inactive for 122 months
paused at 2035 → returned at 2030
Jul 2014
2013
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2040 → returned at 2035
May 2013
2008
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2019 → 2058
Oct 2008
All-time peak 2058
at age 25 · −5 from today
Oct 2008
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 2058 → returned at 2040
Oct 2008

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
perf 2147 (+94) · 4.5/6 · #87
Top opponent
vs Rick DuijkerFM 2,183
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
+19
2034 → 2053
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/6#872147+18.8

Rankings

/
Germany
#2,382
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#14,979
in continent
World
#20,399
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
🇩🇪Donchenko, AlexanderFollow Alexander DonchenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,645
3
🇩🇪Svane, FrederikFollow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,645
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
2382🇩🇪Zappel, Marius2,053
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
14979🇩🇪Zappel, Marius2,053
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
20399🇩🇪Zappel, Marius2,053