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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 1562. He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 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 4 rapid events (including tournoi rapide du mai sportif de La Garde 2025) recently. His peak of 1826 was reached at age 67 (Apr 2005).
Current rating
1562
Standard
Rpd1556·Blz—
All-time high
1826
−264 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 67
Apr 2005 · age 67
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#160,800
#160,800 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1524 → 1562
Tournaments
16
74 games
Score
34.5/ 7446.6%
34W3D37L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 16| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
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France
#12,543
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#105,373
in continent
World
#160,782
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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