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Markzon, Gregory

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FIDEFIDE 2003694· Male· United States of America· Born in 1949

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Gregory Markzon, a 77-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2071 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2055 and 2107 over the past 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open, 2025 U.S. Masters, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. His peak of 2326 was reached at age 53 (Oct 2002).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 52).

Current rating

2071

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2326

−255 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 53

Activity

46

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#18,282 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

27 entries
2025
80th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2100
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 76
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
2008 → 2107
Feb 2025
2024
8th American 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 2100
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 75
Dec 2024
2019
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2069 → returned at 2076
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions
perf 2493 (+414) · 4/5 · #14
Top opponent
vs Eric LiuIM 2,390
2025 U.S. Masters · Nov 2025 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
+15
2056 → 2071
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
18.5/ 4541.1%
16W15D14L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsConnor Junda Wang1,938·The Atlantic City Open·R2·-13.7
2.[L]vsZubin Baliga1,973·2025 U.S. Masters·R6·-13.2
3.[L]vsSharvesh Arul1,959·The Atlantic City Open·R4·-13.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Atlantic City Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/8#612017-18.4
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/6#2362020-11.4
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/11#862147+21.2
8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/5#142493+33.8
2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/4#332141-10.8
Worst Elo result: The Atlantic City Open (-18.4 Elo, finished #61).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#544
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,901
in continent
World
#18,282
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
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2,728
6
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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
...
544🇺🇸Markzon, Gregory2,071
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
...
1901🇺🇸Markzon, Gregory2,071
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
...
18282🇺🇸Markzon, Gregory2,071