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Ginsburg, Mark

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FIDEFIDE 2000563· Male· United States of America· Born in 1959

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Mark Ginsburg, a 67-year-old American International Master, is rated 2262 and sitting in the top 4% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 3 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Central Virginia Open, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65, and 2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship. He took a 48-month break between Jan 2012 and Feb 2016. His peak of 2400 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001); he also reached American #78 in Sep 2009.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 42).

Current rating

2262

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2400

−138 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#216 · American players · of 5,026

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
11th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2271
Dec 2025
2020
8th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2326
Oct 2020
2018
8th American 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2350
Jun 2018
2012
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 2358 → returned at 2329
Jan 2012
2010
12th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2389
Jan 2010
2009
7th American 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2389
Nov 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship
perf 2416 (+154) · 4.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Douglas RootIM 2,446
2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship · Jul 2025 · +2.4 Elo
Evolution
+8
2254 → 2262
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
15/ 2075.0%
12W6D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3rd Central Virginia Open
Swiss
Apr 20263/5#102025-9.1
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20257.5/10#172325+8.9
2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/5#32416+7.7

Rankings

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United States of America
#216
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#604
in continent
World
#5,390
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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216🇺🇸Ginsburg, Mark2,262
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
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2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
604🇺🇸Ginsburg, Mark2,262
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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5390🇺🇸Ginsburg, Mark2,262