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Bouaraba, Max
🇩🇪FIDE 4635973· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Max Bouaraba, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 2125 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open and NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Januar 2026. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2005), 23 months (2006–2008), 28 months (2011–2013), 17 months (2018–2020) and 41 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2248 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
2125
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2159
All-time high
2248
−123 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 40
Jul 2006 · age 40
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,220 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2020
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2149 → returned at 2151
Apr 2020
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2147 → returned at 2149
Oct 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Apr 2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Feb 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Dec 2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2130 → 2125
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
3W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #413 | 2171 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2121 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2271 | +4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #51 | 1156 | -14.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2166 | +1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2143 | +0.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,467
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#9,558
in continent
World
#13,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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