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Maier, Christian
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4601955· Male· Germany· Born in 1959
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Christian Maier, a 67-year-old German International Master, is rated 2233 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 7 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65, and S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025". Also played 8 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 7 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2405 was reached at age 57 (Apr 2016).
Awarded IM in 2005 (age 46) and FM in 2001 (age 42).
Current rating
2233
Standard
Rpd2214·Blz2236
All-time high
2405
−172 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 57
Apr 2016 · age 57
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#619 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
22 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Dec 2025
21st German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2235
Feb 2025
2022
14th German 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2315
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 63
Oct 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2295 → returned at 2293
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 60
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2224 → 2233
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
18.5/ 3750.0%
15W19D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsCarlos Horacio Garcia PalermoGM2,394·FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65·R8·-2.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #83 | 2141 | -1.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #89 | 2308 | +8.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #24 | 2246 | +4.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8.5/11 | #1 | 2388 | +28.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHans-Joachim VatterFM
🇩🇪GER·2124
+5 −0 =6
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsVeaceslav CofmannFM
🇩🇪GER·2289
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsRoland SchmaltzGM
🇩🇪GER·2446
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsMaximilian RuffFM
🇩🇪GER·2253
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJonas RosnerIM
🇩🇪GER·2451
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#619
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,489
in continent
World
#6,530
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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