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Merbis, Max

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FIDEFIDE 1014757· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1953

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Max Merbis, a 73-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2022. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 7, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. His peak of 2228 was reached at age 54 (Jul 2007).

Current rating

2022

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2228

−206 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 54

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#24,292

#24,292 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
9th Dutch 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2090
Sep 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2033 → returned at 2022
Apr 2020
2019
15th Dutch 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2119
Feb 2019
2016
5th Dutch 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2181
Jul 2016
2014
100 career games
at age 61
Apr 2014
2012
6-month rising streak
+44 Elo
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tim RongeFM 2,285
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
-48
2070 → 2022
Tournaments
9
24 games
Score
11/ 2445.8%
5W12D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#4561169-11.8
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#851464-4.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263/8#3932005-10.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#3291136-13.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#572766+7.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2421957-2.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#2581945-3.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#4651185-12.4
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/9#222065+2.0

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#942
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#17,905
in continent
World
#24,292
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,764
2
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2,728
3
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2,636
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
942🇳🇱Merbis, Max2,022
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
17905🇳🇱Merbis, Max2,022
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
24292🇳🇱Merbis, Max2,022