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England, Max
CM🇨🇦FIDE 2622602· Male· Canada· Born in 2005
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Max England, a 21-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2253 and ranked 41st among Canadian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown, 2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown), and 2025 Quebec Open Section A. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Toronto Universities Team Competition - Board 2) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Hart House Summer Blitz) recently. He took a 19-month break between Dec 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Canadian #56 in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #8, #19, #16, #14, #8 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2253
Standard
Rpd2226·Blz2209
All-time high
2253
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#41
#41 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak Canadian rank: #56
at age 21 · rated 2210
May 2026
All-time peak 2210
at age 21
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 20
Oct 2025
8th Canadian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2199
Aug 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 20
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+285 Elo)
1865 → 2150
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+103
2150 → 2253
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
19/ 3161.3%
15W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #78 | 2235 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/2 | #56 | — | +9.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2659 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #6 | 2257 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #30 | 2128 | -2.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMax ChenCM
🇨🇦CAN·2246
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2396
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMichael BarronIM
🇨🇦CAN·2035
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsEilia ZomorrodianFM
🇨🇦CAN·2145
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Canada
#41
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#642
in continent
World
#5,723
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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