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Chernin, Oliver
🇺🇸FIDE 2002531· Male· United States of America· Born in 1955
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Oliver Chernin, a 71-year-old American player, is rated 1985. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2015–2016), 15 months (2018–2020) and 13 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: 2026 May-June Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-2 and 2025 Marshall Chess Club Senior Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 59) recently. His peak of 2224 was reached at age 48 (Apr 2003).
Current rating
1985
Standard
Rpd1983·Blz2016
All-time high
2224
−239 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 48
Apr 2003 · age 48
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#29,963
#29,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
11th American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1985
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1988
Oct 2023
2021
19th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2041
Nov 2021
2018
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2070 → returned at 2041
Sep 2018
2016
24th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2083
Dec 2016
2015
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2080 → returned at 2083
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1989 → 1985
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
3W4D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2620 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #15 | 2022 | -16.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2078
+3 −10 =4
17 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsBoris PrivmanFM
🇺🇸USA
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsAsa HoffmannFM
🇺🇸USA·2178
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAaron JacobsonIM
🇺🇸USA·2360
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsGlenn Cabasso
🇺🇸USA
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
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United States of America
#831
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,170
in continent
World
#29,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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