Matthias Blübaum

World rank: No. 46 (October 2026)
Rating: 2666 (+4 this month)
Peak rating: 2698 (March 2026)
Title: Grandmaster (2015)
Federation: Germany
Born: April 18, 1997, Lemgo, Germany (age 29)
FIDE ID: 24651516

A German grandmaster and two-time European champion, in 2022 and 2025. He became a grandmaster in 2015 and has played for Germany at the Olympiad and the European Team Championship.

His biggest result came at the 2025 Grand Swiss, where he finished second with 7½/11, ahead of Alireza Firouzja on tiebreak, to qualify for the 2026 Candidates.

Career highlights

Played the 2026 Candidates
Second at the 2025 Grand Swiss
European Champion in 2022 and 2025
Peak rating 2698 (March 2026)

Matthias Blübaum in The Chess Herald

Oct 12, 2026Viernheim Lead Baden-Baden on Board Points After Three Bundesliga Rounds
Oct 11, 2026Fifteen Chess Tourists, Eight Days and One Bronze Medal for Monika
Oct 11, 2026So and Liang Lead Open at 2/2, Bottom Seeds Top the Women
Oct 7, 2026Germany's Bronze Traces Back to Bernd Vökler's Chess Princes
Oct 4, 2026Weekly Recap: Turlov Takes Over FIDE as Uzbekistan Wins Gold in Samarkand

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Oct 3, 2026Bluebaum Wins the Freestyle Friday Opener on 9 Points
Oct 3, 2026How a Player Earns a Shot at the World Chess Title
Sep 28, 2026Madaminov's Unbeaten 5.5/7 Seals Uzbekistan's Second Gold
Sep 25, 2026Germany Ends Uzbekistan's 7/7 Run in Samarkand

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.