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Merx, Peter

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FIDEFIDE 533023255· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Peter Merx, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1610 — just 16 short of his peak of 1626 (Feb 2026, age 64). He has fluctuated between 1595 and 1626 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Chessence Premium Tournament No. 15 Group B, and 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 B-Gruppe. Also played 1 blitz event (including Chessence Midnight Blitz Tournament No. 7) recently.

Current rating

1610

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1639

All-time high

1626

−16 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 64

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#142,583

#142,583 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
May 2026
All-time peak 1626
at age 64 · −16 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 63
Apr 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 63
Apr 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 63
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1625 · at age 63
Apr 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 B-Gruppe
perf 1692 (+97) · 3/5 · #82
Top opponent
vs Steven Emmott 1,779
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +9.0 Elo
Evolution
-15
1625 → 1610
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
8/ 2236.4%
4W8D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/8#11071633+15.2
Chessence Premium Tournament No. 15 Group B
Swiss
Feb 20262/3#101875-19.2
5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 B-Gruppe
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/5#821692-10.4
Worst Elo result: Chessence Premium Tournament No. 15 Group B (-19.2 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Germany
#12,012
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#95,927
in continent
World
#142,573
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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12012🇩🇪Merx, Peter1,610
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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95927🇩🇪Merx, Peter1,610
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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142573🇩🇪Merx, Peter1,610