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Marku, Demeter
🇫🇷FIDE 648442· Male· France· Born in 1938
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Demeter Marku, a 88-year-old French player, is rated 1551. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2eme Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400), 1er Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400), and Team 2026 - PAC Avril. Also played 3 rapid events (including Tournoi veterans et seniors plus de la ligue PACA des echecs 2025) recently. His peak of 1826 was reached at age 67 (Apr 2005).
Current rating
1551
Standard
Rpd1542·Blz—
All-time high
1826
−275 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 67
Apr 2005 · age 67
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#165,899
#165,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+235 Elo)
1392 → 1627
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 86
Mar 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 85
Jan 2023
2020
61st French 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1454
Oct 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1454 → returned at 1474
May 2020
2015
31st French 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1676
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1533 → 1551
Tournaments
15
66 games
Score
29/ 6643.9%
29W2D35L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2/4 | #5 | 1545 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #45 | 1636 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #32 | 1752 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #46 | 1611 | -16.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2246 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #8 | 1943 | +33.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2516 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #32 | 1696 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/2 | #56 | 2651 | -7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #280 | 801 | -8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbdelhamid Khalfaoui
🇫🇷FRA·1702
+2 −13 =4
19 games·last met May 2026
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vsLeo-Thierry Candela
🇫🇷FRA·1705
+7 −10 =2
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNikola Penkov
🇫🇷FRA·1746
+3 −10 =2
15 games·last met May 2023
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vsJacques Paccard
🇫🇷FRA·1663
+5 −4 =5
14 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsPhilippe Menardo
🇫🇷FRA·1642
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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France
#13,027
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#107,968
in continent
World
#165,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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