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Purgstaller, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 533005265· Male· Germany· Born in 1953

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Markus Purgstaller, a 73-year-old German player, is rated 1512. He has fluctuated between 1496 and 1550 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12 Seminarturnier Lanzarote-Kanaren, 11 Seminarturnier Lanzarote-Kanaren, and Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025. His peak of 1550 was reached at age 72 (Sep 2025).

Current rating

1512

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1550

−38 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 72

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#181,073

#181,073 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 73
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 73
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1550
at age 72 · −38 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 72
Mar 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 72
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thomas Hauptmann 1,934
Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025 · Aug 2025 · +16.0 Elo
Evolution
-7
1519 → 1512
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
5.5/ 2323.9%
6W5D12L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel Hallen1,591·11 Seminarturnier Lanzarote-Kanaren·R7·-14.7
2.[L]vsRichard Pfening1,711·Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025·R1·-11.3
3.[L]vsTimon Lampe1,730·Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025·R3·-10.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
12 Seminarturnier Lanzarote-Kanaren
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/6#191550+16.0
11 Seminarturnier Lanzarote-Kanaren
Swiss
Sep 20250.5/6#211289-53.6
Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/4#801883+31.2
Worst Elo result: 11 Seminarturnier Lanzarote-Kanaren (-53.6 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

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Germany
#13,591
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#115,051
in continent
World
#181,028
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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9
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10
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13591🇩🇪Purgstaller, Markus1,512
Europe
1
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2
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3
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7
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8
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9
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10
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115051🇩🇪Purgstaller, Markus1,512
World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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181028🇩🇪Purgstaller, Markus1,512