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Maerz, Maximilian
🇩🇪FIDE 24687766· Male· Germany· Born in 1991
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Maximilian Maerz, a 35-year-old German player, is rated 1869. He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 B-Open, 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier, and 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 A-Gruppe. Also played 1 blitz event (including 20. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2014–2016) and 95 months (2016–2024). His peak of 1941 was reached at age 33 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1869
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1865
All-time high
1941
−72 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 33
Mar 2024 · age 33
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#56,100
#56,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1815 → 1873
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 34
Nov 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1941
at age 33 · −72 from today
Mar 2024
2016
Inactive for 95 months
paused at 1901 → returned at 1915
Jun 2016
2014
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1910 → returned at 1901
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+22
1847 → 1869
Tournaments
13
85 games
Score
49.5/ 8558.2%
43W21D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/5 | #128 | 1144 | -40.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2174 | +36.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #11 | 1868 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 1964 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #26 | 1811 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #67 | 1873 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #14 | 1832 | -7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #107 | 1244 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/5 | #5 | 2517 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/6 | #4 | 2095 | +11.6 |
Worst Elo result: 39. Internationale Hasslocher Schachtage 2026 A-Turnier (-40.4 Elo, finished #128).
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,068
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#41,166
in continent
World
#56,099
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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