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Friedel, Marcus
🇩🇪FIDE 4688708· Male· Germany· Born in 1983
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Marcus Friedel, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 2170 — just 24 short of his peak of 2194 (Jan 2017, age 34) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe A) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2006–2009) and 21 months (2009–2011).
At junior level, he reached #79 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2170
Standard
Rpd2045·Blz—
All-time high
2194
−24 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 34
Jan 2017 · age 34
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,891 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
66th German 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2186
Jan 2025
2022
83rd German 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2179
Sep 2022
2017
All-time peak 2194
at age 34 · −24 from today
Jan 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
2121 → 2192
May 2016
2015
6-month rising streak
+33 Elo
Mar 2015
2013
100 career games
at age 30
May 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
2159 → 2170
Tournaments
5
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
2W10D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2029 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #21 | 2318 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #17 | 2095 | -10.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2367 | +10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2286 | +3.4 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,049
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#7,023
in continent
World
#9,891
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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