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Bekker, Maxim
FM🇷🇺FIDE 4172205· Male· Russia· Born in 1990
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Maxim Bekker, a 36-year-old Russian FIDE Master, is rated 2069 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 180 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Novocherkassk Championship 2026, Rostov region championship - 2025_standard, and 40 anniversary "Ladya" Azov masters. Also played 14 rapid (including Cup of group companies "Sokol"_RAPID Grand-Prix of Russia 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Novocherkassk_Championship_blitz_2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 38 months (2008–2012), 18 months (2017–2018), 49 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2309 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2008).
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #56 and #29 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2069
Standard
Rpd2102·Blz2140
All-time high
2309
−240 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 18
Jan 2008 · age 18
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
71st Russian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2069
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2249 → returned at 2229
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2289 → returned at 2249
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2228 → returned at 2238
Apr 2017
2015
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
2191 → 2282
Apr 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-180
2249 → 2069
Tournaments
5
48 games
Score
24.5/ 4851.0%
16W17D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/5 | #1 | 2783 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 1876 | -31.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5.5/14 | #6 | 2071 | -59.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 1/9 | #10 | 1804 | -90.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2055 | -20.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDmitriy Duyun
🇷🇺RUS·2210
+8 −4 =24
36 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBoris Igdirov
🇷🇺RUS·1843
+12 −6 =7
25 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDmitry RozhkoFM
🇷🇺RUS·2206
+6 −6 =12
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsPetr Tikhonov
🇷🇺RUS
+14 −2 =3
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNikola ProkhodaFM
🇧🇾BLR·2031
+12 −1 =6
19 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Russia
#616
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,490
in continent
World
#18,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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