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Ruff, Maximilian
FM🇩🇪FIDE 1271670· Male· Germany· Born in 1997
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Maximilian Ruff, a 29-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2253 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is currently in the 2250–2300 range. 11 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent appearance: Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 4 blitz events (including Badische Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaften 2026 A-Finale) recently. His peak of 2376 was reached at age 22 (Sep 2019).
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #75 in U12 and #19, #12, #19 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2253
Standard
Rpd2228·Blz2110
All-time high
2376
−123 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 22
Sep 2019 · age 22
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#540 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
21 entries2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Sep 2021
2019
75th German 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2376
Sep 2019
All-time peak 2376
at age 22 · −123 from today
Sep 2019
7-month rising streak
+45 Elo
Mar 2019
500 career games
at age 22
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
2235 → 2253
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
4W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2243 | +0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #18 | 2409 | +14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #88 | 2114 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #34 | 2352 | +6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 3084 | +11.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#540
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#3,887
in continent
World
#5,700
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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