Format
KM
Koch, Max
🇩🇪FIDE 12971103· Male· Germany· Born in 1994
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Max Koch, a 32-year-old German player, is rated 1955 — just 3 short of his peak of 1958 (Mar 2024, age 30). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2013–2015), 47 months (2015–2019), 55 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe. Also played 1 rapid event (including PSB-Schnellschach-Grand-Prix 2025-2026 Neustadt) recently.
Current rating
1955
Standard
Rpd1960·Blz—
All-time high
1958
−3 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 30
Mar 2024 · age 30
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35,632
#35,632 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1958
at age 30 · −3 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1958 → returned at 1955
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1930 → returned at 1958
Jul 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Jul 2019
2015
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1828 → 1915
Jun 2015
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1915 → returned at 1919
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1958 → 1955
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1924 | -3.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,083
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#26,339
in continent
World
#35,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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