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Zichanowicz, Mark
🇩🇪FIDE 4691199· Male· Germany· Born in 1984
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Mark Zichanowicz, a 42-year-old German player, is rated 2191 — just 10 short of his peak of 2201 (Jul 2008, age 24) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2163 and 2200 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. He took a 17-month break between Jun 2017 and Dec 2018.
At junior level, he reached #68 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2191
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2095
All-time high
2201
−10 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 24
Jul 2008 · age 24
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
64th German 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2200
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 42
Apr 2026
2024
99th German 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2171
Oct 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
2114 → 2171
May 2023
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2112 → returned at 2109
Jun 2017
2014
100 career games
at age 30
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
2187 → 2191
Tournaments
10
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
4W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #600 | 2044 | -4.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #94 | 2006 | -5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #248 | 2988 | +10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #404 | 2817 | +5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #474 | 2128 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #164 | 2870 | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #80 | 2401 | +12.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 2320 | +4.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #170 | 1267 | -13.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #241 | 1369 | -10.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#899
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,103
in continent
World
#8,674
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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