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Dauer, Maximilian
🇩🇪FIDE 1270802· Male· Germany· Born in 1994
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Maximilian Dauer, a 32-year-old German player, is rated 2063 — just 12 short of his peak of 2075 (Apr 2026, age 32) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +65 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 A, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 A, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 A. He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2012–2014) and 98 months (2015–2023).
At junior level, he reached #77 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2063
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2075
−12 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 32
Apr 2026 · age 32
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,208 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 2075
at age 32 · −12 from today
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1961 → 2072
Mar 2026
100 career games
at age 32
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 31
Aug 2025
2015
Inactive for 98 months
paused at 1911 → returned at 1913
Sep 2015
2012
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1912 → returned at 1914
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+65
1998 → 2063
Tournaments
7
37 games
Score
20.5/ 3755.4%
12W17D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #5 | 1998 | -11.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #36 | 2105 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #23 | 2133 | +9.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #13 | 2117 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #19 | 2036 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #22 | 2136 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2289 | +37.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,224
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#14,057
in continent
World
#19,208
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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