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Hess, Max

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FIDEFIDE 24656666· Male· Germany· Born in 1997

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Max Hess, a 29-year-old German International Master, is rated 2388 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 6 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 9, and 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 2441 was reached at age 23 (Dec 2020); he also reached German #95 in Feb 2021.

Awarded IM in 2023 (age 26) and FM in 2018 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #19, #18 and #29 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2388

Standard

Rpd2380·Blz2308

All-time high

2441

−53 pts below
Dec 2020 · age 23

Activity

52

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#143 · German players · of 13,806

Career timeline

23 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 28
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 28
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
May 2024
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 26
Dec 2023
2021
500 career games
at age 24
Sep 2021
Peak German rank: #95
at age 24 · rated 2441
Feb 2021

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marin BosiocicGM 2,549
1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11 · Apr 2026 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
-9
2397 → 2388
Tournaments
9
38 games
Score
21/ 3855.3%
13W16D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11
Team
Apr 20262.5/6#482403+1.0
Tiroler Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#172748+0.8
2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20260/2#1231600-9.9
2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20261/2#502383-0.4
1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 1-5
Team
Dec 20252/5#432358-2.6

Rankings

/
Germany
#143
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,196
in continent
World
#1,889
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
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3
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5
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6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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143🇩🇪Hess, Max2,388
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
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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1196🇩🇪Hess, Max2,388
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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1889🇩🇪Hess, Max2,388