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Zaff, Maximilian
🇦🇹FIDE 530003091· Male· Austria· Born in 2009
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Maximilian Zaff, a 17-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1592. He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Steirische Kreisliga Sued 2025-2026 Round 11, Int. Graz Open 2026 - C, and Grazer Stadtmeisterschaft 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including ASKOE Landesturnier Steiermark 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Offene Steirische Landesmeisterschaft im Blitzschach 2025) recently. His peak of 1633 was reached at age 16 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #88 and #77 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1592
Standard
Rpd1600·Blz1553
All-time high
1633
−41 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 16
Oct 2025 · age 16
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#149,477
#149,477 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
88th Austrian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1633
Jan 2026
2025
77th Austrian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1633
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1552 → 1633
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1633
at age 16 · −41 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
15/ 3148.4%
14W2D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsFrida Kaloh1,631·8. Internationales Raiffeisen Jugendschachturnier Fuerstenfeld Gruppe A·R6·+24.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNoah Tardi1,530·8. Internationales Raiffeisen Jugendschachturnier Fuerstenfeld Gruppe A·R4·-21.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #85 | 779 | -20.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #14 | 1798 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #42 | 1913 | -28.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #6 | 1770 | +81.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #51 | 1461 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#2,784
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#99,593
in continent
World
#149,463
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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