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Scherer, Max

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FIDEFIDE 4620534· Male· Germany· Born in 1965

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Max Scherer, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 2108 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including Zurich Gligoric Rapid Open) recently. His peak of 2346 was reached at age 42 (Apr 2007).

Current rating

2108

Standard

Rpd2251·Blz2146

All-time high

2346

−238 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 42

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 7%

#14,664 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

25 entries
2024
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hartmut MetzFM 2,196
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6 · Aug 2025 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
-45
2153 → 2108
Tournaments
20
34 games
Score
21.5/ 3463.2%
18W7D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFranck HasslerFM2,128·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7·R1·+9.2
2.[W]vsKurt Sulzbacher2,050·3. Horber Pfingstgambit·R3·+7.3
3.[W]vsHeinz Wirz2,022·NMM 1.Liga 2025-26 round 4-5·R4·+7.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 19
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#8322021-2.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9
Team
Mar 20261/1#9312650+3.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#2142769+5.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#11151182-14.0
14. Wasserschloss-OPEN-Inzlingen A-Turnier
Swiss
Feb 20263/5#92010-16.4
Worst Elo result: SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 (-25.8 Elo, finished #1236).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,659
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#10,649
in continent
World
#14,664
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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2
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3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
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1659🇩🇪Scherer, Max2,108
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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10649🇩🇪Scherer, Max2,108
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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14664🇩🇪Scherer, Max2,108