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Cornels, Max

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FIDEFIDE 12956112· Male· Germany· Born in 1954

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Max Cornels, a 72-year-old German player, is rated 1786. He is currently in the 1750–1800 range. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D, III Torneio Internacional Cidade de Lagos, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Q7 D. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1828 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1786

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1828

−42 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#80,665

#80,665 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 72
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1713 → 1828
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1828
at age 70 · −42 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1713 → returned at 1828
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1736 → returned at 1713
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jose Salvador Figueiras 1,897
III Torneio Internacional Cidade de Lagos · Nov 2025 · +12.7 Elo
Evolution
-15
1801 → 1786
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
9.5/ 1950.0%
7W5D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/5#341688-15.0
III Torneio Internacional Cidade de Lagos
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/9#251810+0.6
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Q7 D
Open Swiss
May 20252.5/5#421746-8.6
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D (-15.0 Elo, finished #34).

Rankings

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Germany
#8,107
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#58,168
in continent
World
#80,664
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
8107🇩🇪Cornels, Max1,786
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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58168🇩🇪Cornels, Max1,786
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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80664🇩🇪Cornels, Max1,786