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Merle, Alexander, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 533033846· Male· Germany· Born in 1982
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Alexander, Dr. Merle, a 44-year-old German player, is rated 1598. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 1. Schach-Open im Muenchner Oberland and 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier. Also played 3 rapid events (including 23. Garchinger Dreikoenigsturnier) recently. His peak of 1696 was reached at age 43 (May 2025).
Current rating
1598
Standard
Rpd1580·Blz—
All-time high
1696
−98 pts below
May 2025 · age 43
May 2025 · age 43
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#147,173
#147,173 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 43
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 43
May 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 43
May 2025
All-time peak 1696
at age 43 · −98 from today
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1696 · at age 43
May 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-98
1696 → 1598
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
1.5/ 1015.0%
1W1D8L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMark-Munir Hoedtke1,727·42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier·R7·-14.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #135 | 1725 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/4 | #57 | 1311 | -70.8 |
Worst Elo result: 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier (-70.8 Elo, finished #57).
Rankings
/
Germany
#12,217
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#98,364
in continent
World
#147,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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