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May, Juergen

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FIDEFIDE 4683773· Male· Germany· Born in 1964

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Juergen May, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1916. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 16 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. He had 4 career breaks: 19 months (2010–2012), 17 months (2012–2013), 20 months (2014–2016) and 19 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2141 was reached at age 41 (Jul 2005).

Current rating

1916

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2141

−225 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 41

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#44,297

#44,297 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Oct 2019
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1990 → returned at 2003
Feb 2018
2014
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2009 → returned at 1995
May 2014
2012
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2011 → returned at 2007
May 2012
2010
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2023 → returned at 2019
Jul 2010
100 career games
at age 46
May 2010

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Karsten Schuh 2,134
Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 September 2025 · Sep 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-16
1932 → 1916
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
2W9D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#4241841-22.6
Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#432120+4.8
Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20260/1#1011299-5.8
Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20251/2#532093+8.4
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-22.6 Elo, finished #424).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,907
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#32,656
in continent
World
#44,297
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
...
4907🇩🇪May, Juergen1,916
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
32656🇩🇪May, Juergen1,916
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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44297🇩🇪May, Juergen1,916