Scouting report: Maximilian Neef (IM, GER)

376 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (369 classical, 7 rapid): 40% wins, 37% draws, 23% losses. FIDE rating 2470 standard, 2474 blitz. 82 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Maximilian Neef

IM

Germanyborn 1996FIDE ID 24692085

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2440
2480
2520
2480 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2474
2470
2509peak, Oct 2019
376games
152wins, 40%
138draws, 37%
86losses, 23%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (61% in 113 games)

Play against Neef's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 376 games

Openings

376 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Reti vs King's Indian1.f3 f6 2.c4 g619 games, last played 4 years ago63.2%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 82 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.8%
Middlegame
94.0%
Endgame
95.5%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
23%
15 err
18%
12 err
18%
12 err
17%
11 err
15%
10 err
9%
6 err
Critical moment
Move 58 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
50%
26-35
0%
36-45
50%
46+
50% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
4
Few
Many
d4
4
f3
3
a3
2
a7
2
b3
2
d4/f3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#35
xd6?? vs Andersen
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#65
b1=?? vs Hausrath
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#104
d4?? vs Van Foreest
Endgame · OTB · 2024
#28
h5?? vs Haba
Middlegame · OTB · 2023
#18
ce4?? vs Maiwald
Middlegame · OTB · 2023
#12
b3?? vs Marin
Opening · OTB · 2023

Recent games

Wachinger, Nikolas(2450)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 25 Apr 2026

1–0
Schmidek, Emil(2432)

Bundesliga 2025-26 · 24 Apr 2026

½–½
Garrigue, Julian(2336)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

1–0
Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali(2339)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 6 Apr 2026

0–1
Idani, Pouya(2602)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 5 Apr 2026

0–1
Albrecht, Neil(2325)

grenke Chess Open 2026 · 4 Apr 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
376 games in scope
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184 games44%W33%D23%L
Move
1. f3
1135m
43%35%22
61%
1. d4
517m
45%31%24
61%
1. c4
118y
45%36%19
64%
1. e4
714y
57%43%
57%
1. g3
113y
100%
50%
1. c3
112y
100%
50%

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