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Clerk, Max
🇦🇺FIDE 3234134· Male· Australia· Born in 2002
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Max Clerk, a 24-year-old Australian player, is rated 1435. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Hobsons Bay Western Swiss Rounds 1-2, 2026 Hobsons Bay Purdy Cup, and 2026 Hobsons Bay Honourable Bob. His peak of 1495 was reached at age 22 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #47, #38 and #69 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1435
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1495
−60 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 22
Mar 2024 · age 22
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#208,811
#208,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
100 career games
at age 22
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+357 Elo)
1138 → 1495
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 22
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1495
at age 22 · −60 from today
Mar 2024
2022
47th Australian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1130
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
1489 → 1435
Tournaments
9
26 games
Score
9.5/ 2636.5%
10W1D15L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2468 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 1541 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #31 | 1954 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #30 | 1459 | -20.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/1 | #10 | — | +10.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #17 | — | -9.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/2 | #20 | 822 | -12.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2266 | +9.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 1637 | -12.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatthew Whitford
🇦🇺AUS·1709
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJulian McIntyre
🇦🇺AUS·1763
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMena Nawar
🇦🇺AUS·1635
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIan Kirk
🇦🇺AUS·1596
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsSteven Hogan
🇦🇺AUS·1632
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
/
Australia
#1,782
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#48,019
in continent
World
#208,537
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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