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Christiansen, Larry

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2000059· Male· United States of America· Born in 1956

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Larry Christiansen, a 70-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2563 — just 25 short of his peak of 2588 (Oct 2008, age 52) and ranked 22nd among American players, and 257th worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008), 15 months (2011–2012), 29 months (2014–2016), 35 months (2016–2019) and 23 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 2025 US Senior Championship. He reached World #151 in Apr 2002.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 45).

Current rating

2563

Standard

Rpd2584·Blz—

All-time high

2588

−25 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 52

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#22

#22 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

20 entries
2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2579 → returned at 2571
Aug 2022
1st 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2577
Mar 2022
2021
1st 60-65 player worldwide
at age 65 · rated 2577
Nov 2021
2016
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2574 → returned at 2567
Aug 2016
2014
1st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 58 · rated 2577
Mar 2014
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2577 → returned at 2574
Feb 2014

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vladimir AkopianGM 2,586
2025 US Senior Championship · Jul 2025 · +0.3 Elo
Evolution
-8
2571 → 2563
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGregory KaidanovGM2,505·2025 US Senior Championship·R8·+4.2
2.[W]vsIgor NovikovGM2,485·2025 US Senior Championship·R4·+3.9
3.[W]vsAlexander ShabalovGM2,478·2025 US Senior Championship·R1·+3.8
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAlexander FishbeinGM2,368·2025 US Senior Championship·R3·-7.5
2.[L]vsMaxim DlugyGM2,514·2025 US Senior Championship·R9·-5.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 US Senior Championship
Round-Robin
Jul 20255/9#42494-7.5

Most-Played Opponents

vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2421
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsGregory KaidanovGM
🇺🇸USA·2491
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJoel BenjaminGM
🇺🇸USA·2471
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsIgor NovikovGM
🇺🇸USA·2477
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#22
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#34
in continent
World
#257
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
22🇺🇸Christiansen, Larry2,563
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
34🇺🇸Christiansen, Larry2,563
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
257🇺🇸Christiansen, Larry2,563