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Cline, John

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FIDEFIDE 2002752· Male· United States of America· Born in 1956

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John Cline, a 70-year-old American player, is rated 2170 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 126 months (2008–2019) and 66 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship. His peak of 2282 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

2170

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2282

−112 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 45

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#9,915 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2022
9th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2205
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 2205 → returned at 2170
Feb 2020
2019
10th American 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2240
Aug 2019
2008
Inactive for 126 months
paused at 2272 → returned at 2240
Jul 2008
2001
Crossed 2200
at age 45
Jan 2001
Crossed 2100
at age 45
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert J Fischer 1,817
2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship · Jul 2025 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
-35
2205 → 2170
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsWilliam Brock1,789·2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship·R6·-18.0
2.[L]vsJesse KraaiGM2,372·2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship·R4·-4.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/6#191930-34.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship (-34.8 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

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United States of America
#345
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,072
in continent
World
#9,915
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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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
...
345🇺🇸Cline, John2,170
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
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
1072🇺🇸Cline, John2,170
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸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.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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9915🇺🇸Cline, John2,170