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Menzel, Maximilian
🇩🇪FIDE 34617280· Male· Germany· Born in 2006
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Maximilian Menzel, a 20-year-old German player, is rated 2177 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2086 and 2263 over the past 2 years. 117 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Hans-Friske-Schnellschachopen 2025 Gruppe A) and 3 blitz events (including Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14) recently. His peak of 2263 was reached at age 20 (Jan 2026).
At junior level, he reached #13, #18 and #75 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2177
Standard
Rpd1979·Blz2026
All-time high
2263
−86 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 20
Jan 2026 · age 20
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,460 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
13th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2263
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2263
at age 20 · −86 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 19
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 18
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
2196 → 2177
Tournaments
24
99 games
Score
61.5/ 9962.1%
41W41D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 0/1 | #48 | 1463 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2389 | +49.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2404 | +27.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #76 | 2024 | -11.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2816 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #731 | 1979 | -61.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2168 | -15.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #65 | 2229 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 1630 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #39 | 2331 | +11.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#995
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,688
in continent
World
#9,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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