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Lindow, Max
🇩🇪FIDE 16211057· Male· Germany· Born in 2002
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Max Lindow, a 24-year-old German player, is rated 1824 — just 4 short of his peak of 1828 (Feb 2026, age 24). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2017) and 41 months (2022–2026). Recent appearance: Landesliga Brandenburg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026.
Current rating
1824
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1828
−4 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 24
Feb 2026 · age 24
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,981
#68,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1828
at age 24 · −4 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1708 → returned at 1827
Jul 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2019
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
1716 → 1757
Nov 2019
2016
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1825 → 1824
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #94 | 1254 | -4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1877 | +1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 1888 | +1.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,263
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#50,207
in continent
World
#68,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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