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 (797 classical), 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

Australiaborn 1992FIDE ID 3205207

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2498Rapid

2493Classical

2435Blitz

2525peak, Jul 2018

797games

396wins, 50%

195draws, 24%

206losses, 26%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2525 · Jul 2018

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

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%)

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Based on

797 games

Based on 797 games

Openings

797 gamesBased on 797 player games

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

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 23 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 23 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.4%

Middlegame

93.5%

Endgame

94.3%

Clutch factor

+6%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%11g

EqualEqual position

93%9g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

88%3g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

26%

6 err

22%

5 err

17%

4 err

17%

4 err

13%

3 err

1 err

Critical moment

Move 43 avg

1-15

16-25

50%

26-35

25%

36-45

25%

46+

50% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

12Errors mapped

d3 / h4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

22 err

11 err

d3/h4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

5 errors · Stockfish

#41

♜xb4?? vs Nakamura

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#70

♞xd4+?? vs Duda

Endgame · OTB · 2024

#35

♛xf5?? vs Priasmoro

Middlegame · OTB · 2020

#56

♚e3?? vs Brown

Endgame · OTB · 2019

#27

♛xa2?? vs Lacno

Middlegame · OTB · 2019

Recent games

797 games

Ozcan, Kaan(2223)

Titled Tue 26th Aug Early · 26 Aug 2025

1–0

Parfenov, Viktor N.(2193)

Titled Tue 26th Aug Early · 26 Aug 2025

1–0

Shevchenko,Yaroslav(2134)

Titled Tue 26th Aug Early · 26 Aug 2025

0–1

Dinesh Rajan M(2206)

Titled Tue 26th Aug Early · 26 Aug 2025

0–1

Reprintsev, Alexander(2256)

Titled Tue 12th Aug Early · 12 Aug 2025

0–1

Piesik, Piotr(2427)

Titled Tue 12th Aug Early · 12 Aug 2025

0–1

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

Weak in : only 0% win rate (0 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

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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 & statistics

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

Endgame statistics

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