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Schmitz, Max
🇩🇪FIDE 34696598· Male· Germany· Born in 1994
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Max Schmitz, a 32-year-old German player, is rated 1654 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 F, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 F, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 F. Also played 1 rapid (including Anderter Open & 10. Niedersaechsische Schnellschach-EM 2026) and 4 blitz events (including 21. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently.
Current rating
1654
Standard
Rpd1624·Blz1503
All-time high
1654
at best
Apr 2026 · age 32
Apr 2026 · age 32
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#126,229
#126,229 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1616 → 1654
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1654
at age 32
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Apr 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 31
Apr 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 31
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1616 · at age 31
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1616 → 1654
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
11W1D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #17 | 2476 | +52.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #33 | 1581 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #83 | 2375 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/2 | #37 | 2383 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,235
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#86,860
in continent
World
#126,223
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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