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Hess, Max
IM🇩🇪FIDE 24656666· Male· Germany· Born in 1997
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Max Hess, a 29-year-old German International Master, is rated 2390 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
2390
Standard
Rpd2380·Blz2308
All-time high
2441
−51 pts below
Dec 2020 · age 23
Dec 2020 · age 23
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#139 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
23 entries2025
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 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
2403 → 2390
Tournaments
9
39 games
Score
22/ 3956.4%
14W16D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2392 | +1.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #48 | 2403 | +1.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2748 | +0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #123 | 1600 | -9.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #50 | 2383 | -0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #43 | 2358 | -2.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #16 | 2554 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #53 | 2289 | -11.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #56 | 2400 | -0.1 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndreas CiolekFM
🇩🇪GER·2210
+4 −3 =5
12 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsThomas ReichIM
🇩🇪GER·2244
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMaximilian BerchtenbreiterIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsSoham DasIM
🇮🇳IND·2315
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsGeorg FuchsFM
🇦🇹AUT·2144
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
Germany
#139
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,181
in continent
World
#1,845
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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