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Weidenhoefer, Max
CM🇩🇪FIDE 16230566· Male· Germany· Born in 2006
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Max Weidenhoefer, a 20-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2234 — his current career high and ranked 15th among German players under 20, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 104 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Junior Rapid Championship (Open U20) 2025) and 8 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #16, #18, #26, #25, #25 and #47 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2234
Standard
Rpd2076·Blz2148
All-time high
2234
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
109
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · German players under 20 · of 576
Career timeline
22 entries2026
16th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2234
May 2026
All-time peak 2234
at age 20
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 19
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
May 2025
500 career games
at age 19
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+45
2189 → 2234
Tournaments
18
92 games
Score
49.5/ 9253.8%
39W21D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #26 | 2014 | -49.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2267 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #203 | 2284 | +18.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #75 | 1578 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2962 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #112 | 1627 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #39 | 2172 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1347 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #85 | 2340 | +39.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2343 | +23.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#616
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,458
in continent
World
#6,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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