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Lutze, Max
FM🇩🇪FIDE 34614850· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Max Lutze, a 18-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2273 — just 14 short of his peak of 2287 (Mar 2026, age 18) and ranked 15th among German players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 U18, 2. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Stichkampf Aufstieg, and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including 4. Offenes Muensteraner ELO-Schnellschachturnier) and 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14) recently.
At junior level, he reached #13, #15 and #17 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2273
Standard
Rpd2238·Blz2246
All-time high
2287
−14 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · German players under 18 · of 790
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 2287
at age 18 · −20 from today
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Jul 2025
13th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2264
Feb 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+72
2201 → 2273
Tournaments
23
75 games
Score
42.5/ 7556.7%
38W18D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2786 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2205 | -19.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 2367 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2164 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #44 | 1472 | -20.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2971 | +13.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #49 | 2371 | +9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2877 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2050 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2397 | +24.8 |
Rankings
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Germany
#439
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,371
in continent
World
#4,994
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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