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Bouaraba, Max

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,204 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2020
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pouya IdaniGM 2,602
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +8.8 Elo
Evolution
-5
2130 → 2125
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
3W7D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsPouya IdaniGM2,602·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R1·+8.8
2.[W]vsJarno Scheffner2,027·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R9·+7.3
3.[W]vsDoruk Irtes2,002·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R3·+6.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#4132171+4.6
NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#4421210.0
NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#282271+4.2
NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 November 2025
Team
Nov 20250/1#511156-14.6
NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Oktober 2025
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#402166+1.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#1,480
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,537
in continent
World
#13,204
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
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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1480🇩🇪Bouaraba, Max2,125
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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9537🇩🇪Bouaraba, Max2,125
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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13204🇩🇪Bouaraba, Max2,125