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Alappatt, Steve Paul
🇺🇸FIDE 150096521· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Steve Paul Alappatt, a 16-year-old American player, is rated 1930. He is progressing steadily with +79 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reverse Angle 151, CCC Tuesday Night Action 130 - Top, and CCC FIDE Saturdays 5 - Top. Also played 18 rapid (including CCC Rapid - July 2025) and 8 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2081 was reached at age 15 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #59 and #81 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd2108·Blz1985
All-time high
2081
−151 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 15
Nov 2025 · age 15
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
90 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40,979
#40,979 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
59th American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2078
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+324 Elo)
1757 → 2081
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2081
at age 15 · −151 from today
Nov 2025
7-month rising streak
+240 Elo
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+57
1873 → 1930
Tournaments
29
84 games
Score
52/ 8461.9%
41W22D21L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsLevi Kalani Alexander Fogo EsquivelFM2,122·CCC Tuesday Night Action 129 - Top Round 1-4·R1·+22.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #13 | 1748 | -51.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #51 | 1397 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #13 | 1615 | -65.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #39 | 1876 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2129 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1975 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #10 | 2260 | +37.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2581 | +30.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 2825 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/6 | #39 | 1854 | -50.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristopher Williams
🇺🇸USA·1747
+19 −5 =2
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsNamish Kondabathini
🇺🇸USA·1963
+9 −7 =5
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlex Haoning ChuFM
🇺🇸USA·2040
+10 −6 =4
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsPatrick McCartney
🇺🇸USA·1864
+9 −3 =5
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsChase Bellamy
🇺🇸USA·1989
+4 −9 =3
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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United States of America
#1,144
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,483
in continent
World
#40,978
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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