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Rachels, Stuart

IM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2000350· Male· United States of America· Born in 1969

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Stuart Rachels, a 57-year-old American International Master, is rated 2446 and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 7 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈1/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CCC ALTO Fall 2025 - Championship, 2025 Thad Rogers Memorial Georgia Class Championships - Master and Expert, and 8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions. His peak of 2485 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2001); he also reached American #53 in Feb 2025.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 32).

Current rating

2446

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2485

−39 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 32

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 1%

#62 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Peak American rank: #53
at age 56 · rated 2466
Feb 2025
28th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2466
Feb 2025
2024
37th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 55 · rated 2466
Dec 2024
2001
IM title awardedIM
at age 32
Jan 2001
Crossed 2400
at age 32
Jan 2001
Crossed 2300
at age 32
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jianchao ZhouGM 2,597
2025 Thad Rogers Memorial Georgia Class Championships - Master and Expert · Oct 2025 · +2.0 Elo
Evolution
-5
2451 → 2446
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
12.5/ 2354.3%
13W9D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsRyan AmburgyFM2,309·CCC ALTO Fall 2025 - Championship·R3·-6.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CCC ALTO Fall 2025 - Championship
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#82253-7.6
2025 Thad Rogers Memorial Georgia Class Championships - Master and Expert
Swiss
Oct 20254/5#22386+3.1
8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/6#22404-0.2

Rankings

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United States of America
#62
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#128
in continent
World
#1,058
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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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
...
62🇺🇸Rachels, Stuart2,446
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
...
128🇺🇸Rachels, Stuart2,446
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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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
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2,753
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1058🇺🇸Rachels, Stuart2,446