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IM Max Hess

Max Hess
Full name
Max Hess
Born
1997 (age 29)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Germany
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2396
Classical
2380
Rapid
2310
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 (2613)
Elena Orshonova (2262)
1-0 66 2025
Max Hess (2630)
Andre Bold (2474)
1-0 62 2025
Max Hess (2622)
Zhang Pengxiang (2848)
1-0 41 2025
Max Hess (2399)
Siegfried Neuschmied (2237)
1-0 39 2025
Max Hess (2399)
Alexander Stadler (2110)
1-0 38 2025
Max Hess (2397)
Joao Dinis de Sousa (2133)
1-0 33 2025
Max Hess (2397)
Priyanka Nutakki (2260)
1-0 31 2025
Max Hess (2397)
Leonardo Costa (2541)
1-0 63 2025
Max Hess (2403)
Dr Gerhard Schmidt (2083)
1-0 33 2025
Max Hess (2403)
Vitus Lederle (2176)
1-0 59 2025
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