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Scherer, Max
🇩🇪FIDE 4620534· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Max Scherer, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 2139 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2108 and 2174 over the past 2 years. 42 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Zurich Gligoric Rapid Open) recently. His peak of 2346 was reached at age 42 (Apr 2007).
Current rating
2139
Standard
Rpd2251·Blz2146
All-time high
2346
−207 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 42
Apr 2007 · age 42
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,101 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
25 entries2024
6-month rising streak
+46 Elo
Jun 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 56
Dec 2021
2018
78th German 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2265
Jul 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Dec 2017
500 career games
at age 52
Mar 2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2146 → 2139
Tournaments
20
34 games
Score
22.5/ 3466.2%
18W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2272 | +25.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #76 | 2760 | +6.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #832 | 2021 | -2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #931 | 2650 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #214 | 2769 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1115 | 1182 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 2010 | -16.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #1236 | 1237 | -25.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2264 | +6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #90 | 2757 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoerg Schlenker
🇩🇪GER·2056
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsVeaceslav CofmannFM
🇩🇪GER·2289
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsHans-Joachim VatterFM
🇩🇪GER·2124
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsHans-Elmar SchwingFM
🇩🇪GER·2290
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsStephan Tschann
🇩🇪GER·2215
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2022
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Rankings
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Germany
#1,330
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,694
in continent
World
#12,101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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