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French, Max
🇬🇧FIDE 426652· Male· England· Born in 2002
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Max French, a 24-year-old English player, is rated 2227 — just 21 short of his peak of 2248 (Apr 2020, age 18) and sitting in the top 4% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 47-month break between Apr 2022 and Apr 2026. Recent appearance: 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open. He reached English #84 in Apr 2022.
At junior level, he reached #5, #5, #13, #11 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2227
Standard
Rpd2126·Blz2126
All-time high
2248
−21 pts below
Apr 2020 · age 18
Apr 2020 · age 18
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#110 · English players · of 2,574
Career timeline
24 entries2022
Peak English rank: #84
at age 20 · rated 2226
Apr 2022
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2226 → returned at 2227
Apr 2022
2021
5th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2248
Sep 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2020
5th English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2248
Aug 2020
All-time peak 2248
at age 18 · −21 from today
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
2226 → 2227
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMatthew J TurnerGM2,448·3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open·R5·-4.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #16 | 2222 | +1.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#110
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#4,701
in continent
World
#6,816
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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