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Neef, Maximilian

GER GER·Born 1996·FIDE #24692085·426 Games

Classical2462418 Games
Rapid—8 Games
Blitz24740 Games

Statistics

426

Total

166

Wins

154

Draws

105

Losses

39%36%25%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (62% in 13 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 82 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening95.8%
Middlegame94.0%
Endgame95.5%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%
Winning (+2 or more)94%
25 Games
Equal position95%
35 Games
Losing (-2 or more)89%
22 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
23%
15 errors
♗
18%
12 errors
♙
18%
12 errors
♞
17%
11 errors
♕
15%
10 errors
♔
9%
6 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 58average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
50% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
d44 err
f33 err
a32 err
a72 err
b32 err
d4/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W
Garrigue, Julian2336

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

1-0
L
Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali2339

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

1-0
L
Idani, Pouya2602

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

1-0
D
Albrecht, Neil2325

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 4 Apr 2026

½-½
W
Golubovic, Erik2326

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 4 Apr 2026

1-0
W
Gut, Raphael2140

Grenke Chess Festival 202... · 3 Apr 2026

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
Reti vs King's Indian
65.0%
20 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6

Black
Reti: Double Fianchetto
50.0%
10 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6

French: Tarrasch
47.1%
17 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#35Kxd6??
Tactics
vs Andersen
OTB·2025
▶
#65b1=Q??
Endgame
vs Hausrath
OTB·2025
▶
#104Kd4??
Endgame
vs Van Foreest
OTB·2024
▶
#28h5??
Tactics
vs Haba
OTB·2023
▶
#18Nce4??
Tactics
vs Maiwald
OTB·2023
▶
#12b3??
Tactics
vs Marin
OTB·2023
▶
#54Qxb4??
Endgame
vs Womacka
Rapid·2023
▶
#39Qf6??
Tactics
vs Wong
Rapid·2023
▶
#20Rc7??
Tactics
vs Langheinrich
Rapid·2023
▶
#28Rfg8??
Tactics
vs Negi
OTB·2022
Endgame Statistics

20 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position
208 Games
43%32%25%
1.Nf3
59%
128
1.d4
60%
58
1.c4
62%
13
1.e4
57%
7
1.Nc3
50%
1
1.g3
50%
1
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