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Bluebaum, Matthias

Bluebaum, Matthias

GM🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 24651516· Male· Germany· Born in 1997

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Matthias Bluebaum, a 29-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2694 — just 4 short of his peak of 2698 (Mar 2026, age 29) and ranked 2nd among German players, and 37th worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈87/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. He reached World #32 in Mar 2026 and has been in the world top 100 for 61 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded GM in 2015 (age 18), IM in 2012 (age 15), and FM in 2011 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #3 in U20, World #3 in U18, World #3 in U16, World #5 in U14 and World #36 in U12.

Current rating

2694

Standard

Rpd2587·Blz2634

All-time high

2698

−4 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 29

Activity

99

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · German players · of 13,806
World top 100 since Oct 2022

Career timeline

27 entries
2026
61 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 44 months · since Feb 2020
May 2026
Peak World rank: #32
at age 29 · rated 2698
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2698
at age 29 · −4 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2650
at age 28
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2650
at age 27
Nov 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2650
at age 25
Nov 2022

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
perf 2818 (+131) · 7.5/11 · #4
Top opponent
vs Hikaru NakamuraGM 2,810
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 · Mar 2026 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
+31
2663 → 2694
Tournaments
14
91 games
Score
52/ 9157.1%
23W58D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPraggnanandhaa RGM2,785·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R5·+6.4
2.[W]vsErigaisi ArjunGM2,771·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R7·+6.2
3.[W]vsVincent KeymerGM2,776·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R3·+6.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBaadur JobavaGM2,573·European Team Ch 2025·R3·-6.5
2.[L]vsAndrei VolokitinGM2,617·European Team Ch 2025·R4·-5.9
3.[L]vsHaik M. MartirosyanGM2,628·1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025·R1·-5.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20261.5/3#532627-2.8
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026
Round-Robin
Mar 20266/14#72707+1.4
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1212720+0.3
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20261.5/3#392615-2.8
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters
Round-Robin
Jan 20267/13#62754+13.5
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#142861+4.8
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20251/2#672674-0.1
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20253.5/6R642663-1.0
European Team Ch 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/7#832610-6.8
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20250.5/2#1022451-5.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsRasmus SvaneGM
🇩🇪GER·2620
+7 −3 =13
23 games·last met May 2025
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vsAlexander DonchenkoGM
🇩🇪GER·2645
+7 −5 =10
22 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDennis WagnerGM
🇩🇪GER·2591
+4 −4 =11
19 games·last met May 2025
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vsGeorg MeierGM
🇺🇾URU·2612
+0 −3 =10
13 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsSantosh Gujrathi ViditGM
🇮🇳IND·2708
+2 −4 =6
12 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings

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Germany
#2
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#13
in continent
World
#37
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
22,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
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2,587
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
13🇩🇪Bluebaum, Matthias2,694
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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37🇩🇪Bluebaum, Matthias2,694