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Mottola, Max
🇺🇸FIDE 30985862· Male· United States of America· Born in 2007
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Max Mottola, a 19-year-old American player, is rated 2161 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12th Annual Washington International - Championship, 13th NY International Super Swiss Championship, and 2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day - IM C. Also played 1 blitz event (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 60) recently. His peak of 2247 was reached at age 18 (Jun 2025).
At junior level, he reached #40, #25 and #61 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2161
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz2121
All-time high
2247
−86 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 18
Jun 2025 · age 18
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,499 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
40th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2161
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
25th American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2247
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
2001 → 2247
Jun 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 18
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2247
at age 18 · −86 from today
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-86
2247 → 2161
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
16.5/ 3645.8%
12W9D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #65 | 2149 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #27 | 2195 | -15.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3/9 | #9 | 2167 | -25.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #45 | 2156 | -23.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKiren Vivek Nasta
🇺🇸USA·2188
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNico ChasinGM
🇺🇸USA·2485
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLiam PutnamIM
🇺🇸USA·2497
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMichael RohdeGM
🇺🇸USA·2207
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsLinxi ZhuFM
🇺🇸USA·2286
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#347
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,121
in continent
World
#10,499
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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