- Name:
- Markus Merkel
- Federation:
Germany- Sex:
- Male
- Born:
- 1980
- FIDE ID:
- 4675657 FIDE Profile
- Title:
- Candidate Master
- ELO Classic:
- 2149
- ELO Blitz:
- 2080
- Years:
- 1995 - 2018
- Total Games:
- 40
- Wins:
- 12 (30 %)
- Draws:
- 18 (45 %)
- Losses:
- 10 (25 %)
- Score:
- 52.5 %
Markus Merkel
Last tournaments played
| Tournament | Date | Elo Avg. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRENKE Chess Open 2018 | 03/29/2018 | 2351 |
Germany |
| Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | 10/22/2006 | 1999 |
Germany |
| FRA-chT3 Gr14 0607 | 10/15/2006 | 1952 | 
France |
| Hassloch op 21st | 06/02/2006 | 2092 |
Germany |
Most Played Openings as White
| ECO | Opening | Games |
|---|---|---|
| B22 | Sicilian, Alapin's variation (2.c3) | 2 games |
| B12 | Caro-Kann defence | 2 games |
| B09 | Pirc, Austrian attack | 1 games |
| B07 | Pirc defence | 1 games |
Most Played Openings as Black
| ECO | Opening | Games |
|---|---|---|
| C50 | King's pawn game | 2 games |
| C54 | Giuoco Piano | 1 games |
| C15 | French, Winawer (Nimzovich) variation | 1 games |
| D48 | Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Meran, 8...a6 | 1 games |
Games played by Markus Merkel
| White | Elo | Black | Elo | Result | Moves | ECO | Year | Tournament | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merkel, M | 2133 | Danin, A | 2540 | 0-1 | 41 | A48 | 2018 | GRENKE Chess Open 2018 | |
| A482018GRENKE Chess Open 2018 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | 2146 | Jost, C | 2270 | 1-0 | 38 | B38 | 2007 | Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | |
| B382007Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | 2214 | Schlupp, O | 2187 | 1-0 | 44 | C41 | 2007 | FRA-chT3 Gr14 0607 | |
| C412007FRA-chT3 Gr14 0607 | |||||||||
| Lerch, P | 2271 | Merkel, M | 2146 | 1-0 | 22 | C00 | 2007 | Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | |
| C002007Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | 2214 | Grothe, T | 2143 | 1-0 | 36 | C77 | 2007 | FRA-chT3 Gr14 0607 | |
| C772007FRA-chT3 Gr14 0607 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | 2162 | Thomann, J | 2134 | 1-0 | 38 | B80 | 2007 | Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | |
| B802007Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | |||||||||
| Kaspereit, H | 2062 | Merkel, M | 2162 | 1-0 | 40 | C15 | 2007 | Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | |
| C152007Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | |||||||||
| Chaury, F | 2119 | Merkel, M | 2214 | ½-½ | 22 | D48 | 2007 | FRA-chT3 Gr14 0607 | |
| D482007FRA-chT3 Gr14 0607 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | 2162 | Dobosz, H | 2347 | 0-1 | A00 | 2007 | Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | ||
| A002007Verbandsliga Sued Baden 0607 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | 2207 | Braun, J | ½-½ | 17 | C42 | 2006 | Hassloch op 21st | ||
| C422006Hassloch op 21st | |||||||||
| Galbraith, M | 2074 | Merkel, M | 2207 | ½-½ | 17 | D18 | 2006 | Hassloch op 21st | |
| D182006Hassloch op 21st | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | 2207 | Rosenberg, O | 2084 | ½-½ | 58 | B09 | 2006 | Hassloch op 21st | |
| B092006Hassloch op 21st | |||||||||
| Goeke, B | 2117 | Merkel, M | 2207 | 0-1 | 46 | D15 | 2006 | Hassloch op 21st | |
| D152006Hassloch op 21st | |||||||||
| Keller, K | Merkel, M | 2207 | 1-0 | 58 | D11 | 2006 | Hassloch op 21st | ||
| D112006Hassloch op 21st | |||||||||
| Schmidt, F | Merkel, M | ½-½ | 28 | E34 | 1998 | Hassloch op-B | |||
| E341998Hassloch op-B | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Hauck, B | 1-0 | 18 | A29 | 1998 | Hassloch op-B | |||
| A291998Hassloch op-B | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Rausch, E | ½-½ | 36 | A18 | 1998 | Hassloch op-B | |||
| A181998Hassloch op-B | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Fuess, M | ½-½ | 15 | B06 | 1997 | Klinge-ch U17 | |||
| B061997Klinge-ch U17 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Mehne, C | ½-½ | 24 | C00 | 1997 | Klinge-ch U17 | |||
| C001997Klinge-ch U17 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Waffenschmidt, J | 1-0 | 30 | B51 | 1997 | Klinge-ch U17 | |||
| B511997Klinge-ch U17 | |||||||||
| Gierth, M | Merkel, M | ½-½ | 41 | B42 | 1997 | Klinge-ch U17 | |||
| B421997Klinge-ch U17 | |||||||||
| Buhmann, R | Merkel, M | ½-½ | 11 | E01 | 1997 | Klinge-ch U17 | |||
| E011997Klinge-ch U17 | |||||||||
| Dosch, S | Merkel, M | 0-1 | 27 | B41 | 1997 | Klinge-ch U17 | |||
| B411997Klinge-ch U17 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Lindoerfer, S | ½-½ | 21 | A08 | 1997 | Klinge-ch U17 | |||
| A081997Klinge-ch U17 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Mehne, C | ½-½ | 14 | B22 | 1995 | Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||
| B221995Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Muehlbauer, A | Merkel, M | ½-½ | 23 | C69 | 1995 | GER-ch U15 | |||
| C691995GER-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Edlich, S | ½-½ | 20 | C02 | 1995 | GER-ch U15 | |||
| C021995GER-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Margraf, D | 0-1 | 34 | B00 | 1995 | GER-ch U15 | |||
| B001995GER-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Baerwinkel, T | Merkel, M | 1-0 | 21 | A03 | 1995 | GER-ch U15 | |||
| A031995GER-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Jordan, R | Merkel, M | 1-0 | 37 | D07 | 1995 | GER-ch U15 | |||
| D071995GER-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Hornych, C | Merkel, M | ½-½ | 17 | C28 | 1995 | GER-ch U15 | |||
| C281995GER-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Berberich, S | Merkel, M | 0-1 | 20 | C54 | 1995 | Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||
| C541995Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Zowislok, M | Merkel, M | ½-½ | 15 | C50 | 1995 | Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||
| C501995Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Sutter, T | ½-½ | 18 | B22 | 1995 | Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||
| B221995Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Henninger, M | Merkel, M | 0-1 | 34 | C50 | 1995 | Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||
| C501995Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Herweh, P | Merkel, M | 0-1 | 19 | C30 | 1995 | Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||
| C301995Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Korsus, B | 0-1 | 43 | B12 | 1995 | GER-ch U15 | |||
| B121995GER-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Idessis, D | ½-½ | 36 | C11 | 1995 | GER-ch U15 | |||
| C111995GER-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Buttenmueller, P | 1-0 | 43 | B12 | 1995 | Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||
| B121995Freudenstadt-ch U15 | |||||||||
| Merkel, M | Schmidt, M | 0-1 | 60 | B07 | 1995 | GER-ch U15 | |||
| B071995GER-ch U15 | |||||||||