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Merkel, Markus



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Title:	CM
Years:	1995-2025
Number of games:	165
Number of wins:	45
Number of draws:	72
Number of losses:	48
White score:	41½/84 (49.4% - Average Elo: 2224.87)
Black score:	39½/81 (48.77% - Average Elo: 2176.92)

Rating progression

Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Merkel, Markus (2145) - Sarakauskas, Gediminas (2403), Verbandsliga Sued Baden 1112, Germany (A09) - 2012

Merkel, Markus (2193) - Weindl, Alfred (2369), Verbandsliga Sued Baden 1011, Baden (A26) - 2011

Merkel, Markus (2111) - Kaenel, Hansjuerg (2338), Baden VLS 0304, Baden (B47) - 2003

Haker, Johann C (2351) - Merkel, Markus (2193), Verbandsliga Sued Baden 1011, Baden (B07) - 2010

Partos, Charles (2343) - Merkel, Markus (2193), Verbandsliga Sued Baden 1011, Baden (A53) - 2010

Metz, Hartmut (2291) - Merkel, Markus (2190), Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0910, Germany (B06) - 2010

Merkel, Markus - ? (78)

Dittmar, Peter (0/2)

Ehmann, Thilo (½/2)

Mehne, Claudius (1/2)

Scherer, Helmut (1/2)

Schlindwein, Rolf (½/2)

Skembris, Spyridon (½/2)

Akermann, Thomas (0/1)

Braun, Joachim (½/1)

Buttenmueller, Paul (1/1)

Chernykh, Arkady (½/1)

Danin, Alexandre (0/1)

Dobosz, Henryk (0/1)

Dobschat, Benjamin (½/1)

Edlich, Sebastian (½/1)

Eigemann, Frederik (½/1)

Farmani Anosheh, Yasha (½/1)

Filipovic, Branko (0/1)

Fruehe, Norbert (½/1)

Fuess, Markus (½/1)

Georgiev, Kiril (½/1)

Grandadam, Nicolas (1/1)

Grothe, Thomas (1/1)

Hauck, Bernd (1/1)

Heimann, Andreas (½/1)

Herbrechtsmeier, Christof (1/1)

Idessis, Dimitri (½/1)

Jost, Claude (1/1)

Jud, Marc (1/1)

Kaenel, Hansjuerg (1/1)

Kelecevic, Nedeljko (1/1)

Leutwyler, Martin (0/1)

Lindoerfer, Stefan (½/1)

Lissillour, Baptiste (0/1)

Lossau, Siegfried (1/1)

Maier, Christian (½/1)

Margraf, Daniel (0/1)

Marina Martinez, Bruno (1/1)

Mayer, Roland1 (1/1)

Metz, Hartmut (½/1)

Mohebbi, Jaffar (½/1)

Moucheroud, Jeremy (½/1)

Palmer, Reegan (0/1)

Petermann, Michail (0/1)

Pluschke, Frank (1/1)

Rausch, Erik (½/1)

Roesch, Mario (½/1)

Rosenberg, Oliver (½/1)

Sarakauskas, Gediminas (1/1)

Sarchisov, Slavik (1/1)

Schild, Christoph (1/1)

Schlupp, Olivier (1/1)

Schmider, Bernd (½/1)

Schmider, Niklas (0/1)

Schmidt, Jens Uwe (½/1)

Schmidt, M (0/1)

Schuetzhold, Frank (0/1)

Schuh, Hubert (½/1)

Simon, Thomas (0/1)

Solonar, Stefan (½/1)

Steiger, Wolfgang (1/1)

Sutter, Tobias (½/1)

Thomann, Johannes (1/1)

Thomas, Tobias (1/1)

Vasynda, Oleksandr (1/1)

Vatter, Hans Joachim (½/1)

Waffenschmidt, Joachim (1/1)

Weindl, Alfred (1/1)

Wildi, Marcel (½/1)

Wirth, Gotthard (½/1)

Zesiger, Horst (½/1)

? - Merkel, Markus (73)

Riehle, Marco (½/3)

Haker, Johann C (1½/2)

Lerch, Patrice (0/2)

Metz, Hartmut (1½/2)

Perez, Jose (½/2)

Raeber, Markus (1½/2)

Steiger, Wolfgang (1/2)

Akermann, Thomas (1/1)

Altenbernd, Dirk (½/1)

Ammann, Philipp (½/1)

Arcuti, Davide (0/1)

Baerwinkel, Tobias (0/1)

Baerwolf, Steven (½/1)

Balzer, Lars (½/1)

Berberich, Sebastian (1/1)

Brennenstuhl, Oliver (½/1)

Buhmann, Rainer (½/1)

Chaury, Fabien (½/1)

Dittmar, Peter (0/1)

Doettling, Fabian (0/1)

Dosch, Steffen (1/1)

Drechsler, Christoph (0/1)

Eisele, Joerg (1/1)

Galbraith, Martin (½/1)

Germer, Philipp (½/1)

Gersinska, Juergen (½/1)

Gierth, Michael (½/1)

Goeke, Bernd (1/1)

Happe, Ulrich (½/1)

Heinl, Achim (½/1)

Henkemeier, Michael (½/1)

Henninger, Michael (1/1)

Herbrechtsmeier, Christof (0/1)

Herweh, Patrick (1/1)

Hornych, Christoph (½/1)

Kaenel, Hansjuerg (0/1)

Kaspereit, Holger (0/1)

Keller, Karsten (0/1)

Kocharin, Timur (0/1)

Kresovic, Velimir (½/1)

Lisanti, Andre (½/1)

Lossau, Siegfried (½/1)

Mischke, Gabriel (1/1)

Morgenroth, Hubertus (½/1)

Muehlbauer, Andreas (½/1)

NN (1/1)

Oberste, Norbert (1/1)

Partos, Charles (1/1)

Petermann, Michail (½/1)

Poschadel, Andreas Gregor (1/1)

Ruefenacht, Matthias (0/1)

Ruegert, Jonathan (½/1)

Sakhayi, Mostafa (0/1)

Sarakauskas, Gediminas (0/1)

Scherer, Helmut (½/1)

Schlenker, Joerg (1/1)

Schlindwein, Rolf (½/1)

Schmid, Michael1 (1/1)

Schmidt, Friedrich (½/1)

Schulte, Juergen (0/1)

Schwicker, Francois (½/1)

Sonnenfeld, Daniel (½/1)

Tiemann, Tobias (1/1)

Valevsky, Libor (1/1)

Weindl, Alfred (½/1)

Xheladini, Mahmut (0/1)

Yeganegi, Barad (0/1)

Zowislok, Markus (½/1)

Zymberi, Agron (0/1)

Openings played as White (56)

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 2189
Result: ½/3 = 16.67%

A48 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6)
Average Elo: 2320
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

A12 English with b3 (1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3)
Average Elo: 2056.67
Result: 0/3 = 0%

A09 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo: 2319
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo: 2082.33
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo: 2459
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2280.67
Result: 2½/3 = 83.33%

B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo: 2165
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 2120.67
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2185
Result: 1/2 = 50%

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2139
Result: ½/2 = 25%

B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo: 2439
Result: 0/2 = 0%

D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2016
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo: 2482
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2259
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2256
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2268
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2164.5
Result: 0/2 = 0%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2119
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo: 2341
Result: 0/1 = 0%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 2347
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 2434
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2143
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2428
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo: 2142
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B38 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy Bind, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2270
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D90 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1949
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo: 2338
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A32 English, Symmetrical Variation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6)
Average Elo: 2167
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2200
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2233
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5)
Average Elo: 2132
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo: 2340
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A28 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2266
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O)
Average Elo: 2040
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A18 English, Mikenas-Carls (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo: 2205
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4)
Average Elo: 2084
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2317
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2409
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2379
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 2187
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2098
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 2292
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2315
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2134
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A27 English, Three Knights System (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 1879
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C07 French, Tarrasch (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5)
Average Elo: 2265
Result: ½/1 = 50%

Openings played as Black (57)

B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2167.25
Result: 3½/8 = 43.75%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2227.67
Result: 2½/4 = 62.5%

D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2162.5
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo: 1949
Result: 1½/3 = 50%

C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo: 1865
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A53 Old Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6)
Average Elo: 2337.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2004
Result: 1/2 = 50%

A55 Old Indian, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e4)
Average Elo: 2392.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo: 2287.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2317.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo: 2185.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2202
Result: 1/2 = 50%

C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 1985
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

C30 King's Gambit Declined (1.e4 e5 2.f4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dc 5.O-O f6 6.d4)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C28 Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E01 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E52 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 b6)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo: 2325
Result: 0/1 = 0%

D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2215
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2117
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3)
Average Elo: 2074
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6)
Average Elo: 2119
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo: 2131
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo: 2162
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C15 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo: 2062
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo: 2271
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C16 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5)
Average Elo: 2361
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2291
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C55 Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2342
Result: 0/1 = 0%

C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2133
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo: 0
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A91 Dutch Defense (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo: 2200
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2201
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B56 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2210
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 2134
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E46 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O)
Average Elo: 2271
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo: 2272
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5)
Average Elo: 2144
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 1875
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6)
Average Elo: 2249
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo: 2059
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo: 2336
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo: 2132
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2232
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2266
Result: ½/1 = 50%

B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2149
Result: 0/1 = 0%

Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 0
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2143
Result: ½/1 = 50%

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 1980
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo: 2386
Result: 0/1 = 0%