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Ponomarev, Maximilian
🇩🇪FIDE 16216768· Male· Germany· Born in 2005
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Maximilian Ponomarev, a 21-year-old German player, is rated 1939. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Feb 2023 and Mar 2024. Recent appearances: Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Q7 B. His peak of 2046 was reached at age 14 (Dec 2019).
At junior level, he reached #49, #22, #16 and #21 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd1888·Blz1888
All-time high
2046
−107 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 14
Dec 2019 · age 14
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#39,009
#39,009 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1852 → returned at 1911
Feb 2023
2022
49th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2003
Feb 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Dec 2021
22nd German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2017
Jun 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1942 → 1939
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
2W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #94 | 1203 | -8.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #43 | 2527 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3/5 | #17 | 2064 | +20.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,405
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#28,816
in continent
World
#39,009
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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