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Bilau, Max
🇩🇪FIDE 12974838· Male· Germany· Born in 1999
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Max Bilau, a 27-year-old German player, is rated 1894 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 33. DSK-Open 2026 Maerz 2026 and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. He took a 65-month break between Aug 2018 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd1722·Blz—
All-time high
1894
at best
Jun 2026 · age 27
Jun 2026 · age 27
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,597
#49,597 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1894
at age 27
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1553 → returned at 1586
Aug 2018
100 career games
at age 19
Aug 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+85
1809 → 1894
Tournaments
9
14 games
Score
9.5/ 1467.9%
8W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2819 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 1823 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2833 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/1 | #15 | 2451 | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2320 | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1794 | -1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2023 | +5.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #70 | 1167 | -6.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2872 | +16.4 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,441
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#36,517
in continent
World
#49,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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