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Arnold, Max
FM🇩🇪FIDE 24682810· Male· Germany· Born in 1991
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Max Arnold, a 35-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2326 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open, and Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including 2e Rapide de Bischheim - Open A (p1500 Elo)) and 1 blitz events (including Badische Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaften 2026 A-Finale) recently. His peak of 2363 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2025).
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 27). Earned a IM norm at Baden-Wuerttemberg-Liga 2024-2025 Februar 2025. At junior level, he reached #79 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2326
Standard
Rpd2267·Blz2162
All-time high
2363
−37 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 34
Oct 2025 · age 34
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#283 · German players · of 13,805
Career timeline
18 entries2026
500 career games
at age 35
Jan 2026
2025
88th German 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2363
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2363
at age 34 · −37 from today
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 34
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 33
Apr 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
2362 → 2326
Tournaments
8
29 games
Score
16.5/ 2956.9%
11W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #228 | 2334 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #8 | 2259 | -16.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | 1556 | -10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #46 | 2270 | -6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | 2387 | +1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #57 | 2226 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2300 | -1.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | 2371 | +0.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#283
out of 15,290 players
Europe
#2,152
in continent
World
#3,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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