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Illingworth, Max(inactive)

ACF ID: 2070832 • NSW b. 1992 · Male

FIDE ID: 03205207

Achievements

Curated notes tied to this player’s FIDE ID.

  • Australian Player of the Year honours

    Awarded the Australian Chess Federation Steiner Medallists Player of the Year 3 times: 2011, 2012, 2015.

    Australian Chess Federation · source

  • Australian Open honours

    Won the Australian Open in 2017, according to the Australian Chess Federation honour roll.

    Australian Chess Federation · source

  • Australian grandmaster title record

    Max Illingworth is listed by the Australian Chess Federation among Australian grandmasters, with IM title in 2012 and GM title in 2015.

    Australian Chess Federation · source

  • Grandmaster career highlights

    Max Illingworth is an Australian former chess player, and current chess trainer and writer. In 2022 he started playing poker professionally. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016, becoming the fifth Australian to achieve this. Illingworth won the Steiner Medal in 2011, 2012 and 2015. His current FIDE rating is 2493. He retired from competitive chess in March 2019, to concentrate on coaching and writing.

    Wikipedia · source

FIDE rating

International standard — official FIDE profile

Standard

2493

Rapid

2498

Blitz

2435

FIDE ID: 03205207

FIDE rating history

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National lists vs this profile

Imports in our database run through classic 2026-03 and quick 2026-03. This player's last stored classic row is 2023-06, quick 2024-06. Missing years in the history table mean they did not appear on those published lists in our ACF files (or we have not imported that period yet)—not that the headline number comes from a future list that is missing below.

ACF Classic

2690??State rank #1 (NSW)

0 games • 2023-06

ACF Quick

2735?State rank #2 (NSW)

0 games • 2024-06

ACF rating history

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