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MJ
Malsam, Julius
🇩🇪FIDE 16280903· Male· Germany· Born in 2001
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Julius Malsam, a 25-year-old German player, is rated 1981 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2021–2022) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Maerz 2026.
Current rating
1981
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1981
at best
Jun 2026 · age 25
Jun 2026 · age 25
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,636
#30,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1981
at age 25
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1938 → returned at 1933
May 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1825 → 1921
Feb 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2023
2021
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Sep 2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1825 → returned at 1863
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+43
1938 → 1981
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
4W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 2051 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2833 | +11.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2103 | +3.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2218 | +6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2835 | +12.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2708 | +9.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #63 | 1317 | -5.4 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,564
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#22,648
in continent
World
#30,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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