What is Max Illingworth's FIDE rating?

Max Illingworth's FIDE rating is 2493 standard, 2498 rapid, 2435 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Max Illingworth's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Max Illingworth played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 797 over-the-board games by Max Illingworth (713 classical, 25 rapid, 59 blitz), with 50% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Max Illingworth's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Max Illingworth?

Open Max Illingworth's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Max Illingworth's style, before facing them.

Max Illingworth

TitleGrandmasterFederationAustraliaBorn1992FIDE ID3205207

Classical2493

Rapid2498

Blitz2435

Games797

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost50 / 24 / 26

Peak2525Jul 2018

Rating history

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Oct 2023Nov 2026

Classical2493Rapid2498Blitz2435no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.4%Opening93.5%Middlegame94.3%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 92.9% average

Very consistent (89%)

Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(71% in 146 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 44%)

Recent games

Parfenov, Viktor N.(2193)

Titled Tuesday Early · 26 Aug 2025

1–0

Ozcan, Kaan(2223)

Titled Tuesday Early · 26 Aug 2025

0–1

Dinesh Rajan M(2206)

Titled Tuesday Early · 26 Aug 2025

0–1

Shevchenko,Yaroslav(2134)

Titled Tuesday Early · 26 Aug 2025

1–0

Piesik, Piotr(2427)

Titled Tuesday Early · 12 Aug 2025

1–0

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797 games

Based on 797 games

Openings

402 games as White · scores 66.7%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d618 games, last played last year66.7%wins

Slav Defense1.d4 d5 2.c4 c620 games, last played 6 years ago60.0%wins

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

797 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 66.7%

B20–B50631y

59%27%14

72.2%+5.6 pts

A40–D02421y

52%29%19

66.7%—

A45–E10341y

56%24%20%

67.6%—

A11–A30331y

52%1533%

59.1%−7.6 pts

A00–A04322y

59%22%19

70.3%+3.6 pts

D31–D37236y

30%43%27%

52.2%−14.5 pts

E60–E70208y

65%30%

67.5%—

D10–D452010y

60%25%15

72.5%+5.8 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

10 endgames (45.5%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

45.5%

10 / 22

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

797 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

402 games54%W25%D21%L

402games in this linewon 54%, drew 25%, lost 21%

Move

1. d4

1911y

52%25%23%

64%

1. e4

1461y

56%29%15

71%

1. c4

331y

52%1533%

59%

1. ♞f3

206y

50%30%20%

65%

1. g3

72y

86%14

86%

1. b3

48y

75%25%

75%

1. a3

115y

100%

50%

Scouting report: Max Illingworth (GM, AUS)

Max Illingworth

Rating history

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

By family

Mistakes

Critical blunders

Endgame statistics

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