Piz, Maxim, Dr.

Maxim, Dr. Piz, a 51-year-old German player, is rated 2100 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse, Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 24. Offenes Schnellturnier der Schachfreunde Berlin 1903) and 5 blitz events (including Berliner Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 51 months (2009–2013), 14 months (2017–2018), 38 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2196 was reached at age 40 (May 2015).