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MJ
Maiwald, Jens-Uwe
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4612396· Male· Germany· Born in 1974
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Jens-Uwe Maiwald, a 52-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2416 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 8 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, and 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 1-5. His peak of 2543 was reached at age 29 (Oct 2003, World #309 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 27).
Current rating
2416
Standard
Rpd2453·Blz2444
All-time high
2543
−127 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 29
Oct 2003 · age 29
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#100 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
15 entries2025
65th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2427
Mar 2025
2023
59th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2445
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2437 → returned at 2430
Mar 2020
2019
8th German 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2443
Dec 2019
2017
500 career games
at age 43
Jan 2017
2008
Re-crossed 2500
at age 34
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2416 → 2416
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
4W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #71 | 2507 | +3.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #55 | 2228 | -6.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #107 | 2518 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #85 | 2562 | +4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #32 | 2347 | -3.9 |
Rankings
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Germany
#100
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#882
in continent
World
#1,412
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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