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Pfaltz, Maximilian
🇨🇭FIDE 1346741· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2011
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Maximilian Pfaltz, a 15-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2038 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 4 rapid events (including U16 Qualification Basel Rapid) recently. His peak of 2139 was reached at age 14 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached World #68 in U12, World #89 in U10 and #6 and #3 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2038
Standard
Rpd1972·Blz1900
All-time high
2139
−101 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 14
Jul 2025 · age 14
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#964 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
12 entries2026
6th Swiss U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2086
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 14
Oct 2025
3rd Swiss U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2139
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2139
at age 14 · −101 from today
Jul 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 13
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-101
2139 → 2038
Tournaments
22
71 games
Score
36.5/ 7151.4%
25W23D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #7 | 1990 | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 2093 | +4.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #120 | 1297 | -19.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #81 | 1969 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #554 | 2157 | +51.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2161 | +32.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #128 | 1407 | -10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #752 | 1374 | -12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #983 | 1436 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #155 | 1783 | -19.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMihaly Koehalmi-Szabo
🇨🇭SUI·2222
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsColin FedererFM
🇨🇭SUI·2355
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan Saminskij
🇨🇭SUI·2234
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNoah Pellegrini
🇨🇭SUI·2091
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsGian Pinelli
🇨🇭SUI·1836
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Switzerland
#319
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#16,349
in continent
World
#22,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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