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Cornels, Max
🇩🇪FIDE 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 appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D and III Torneio Internacional Cidade de Lagos. He had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 16 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
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#80,760
#80,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 72
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1828
at age 70 · −42 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1713 → returned at 1809
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1736 → returned at 1713
Apr 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1801 → 1786
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
5W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #34 | 1688 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #25 | 1810 | +0.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,230
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#58,260
in continent
World
#80,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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