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Himmelspacht, Maxim
🇩🇪FIDE 16287932· Male· Germany· Born in 2009
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Maxim Himmelspacht, a 17-year-old German player, is rated 1894 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +135 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 B, and Marburger Schachtage 2025 A-Open. Also played 2 rapid (including Int. Hessische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Heuchelheimer Winterblitz 2026) recently. He took a 36-month break between Jan 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #76 and #32 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd1860·Blz1972
All-time high
1894
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,597
#49,597 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1894
at age 17
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+239 Elo)
1588 → 1827
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jun 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Dec 2023
76th German U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1570
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+135
1759 → 1894
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
21/ 3658.3%
13W16D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #21 | 2012 | +68.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #457 | 1763 | -60.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 1989 | +54.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #82 | 1897 | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #72 | 2638 | +35.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,441
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#36,517
in continent
World
#49,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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