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IM Max Hess

Max Hess
Full name
Max Hess
Born
1997 (age 29)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#1948
World Ranking
2385
Classical
2406
Rapid
2312
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Indian Game (9 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (5 games)
French Defense: Chigorin Variation (5 games)
Pirc Defense (4 games)
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon, Fianchetto Variation (2 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (10 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (9 games)
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (6 games)
Ruy López Opening: Fianchetto Defense (4 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (4 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Max Hess (2388)
Mukund H Agarwal (2155)
1-0 44 2026
Max Hess (2388)
Serhan Berat Ozdemir (2217)
1-0 53 2026
Max Hess (2386)
Dawit Schengelia (2489)
0-1 38 2026
Max Hess (2388)
Poyraz Efe Asici (2220)
0-1 43 2026
Max Hess (2386)
Tadej Sakelsek (2416)
½-½ 36 2026
Peter Balint (2431)
Max Hess (2386)
0-1 40 2026
Gustav Polzin (2183)
Max Hess (2388)
0-1 57 2026
Marin Bosiocic (2549)
Max Hess (2386)
½-½ 53 2026
Bhuvan Krishna Prasanth (2128)
Max Hess (2388)
½-½ 38 2026
Christopher Noe (2517)
Max Hess (2388)
½-½ 17 2026
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