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Shibut, Macon

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FIDEFIDE 2003724· Male· United States of America· Born in 1957

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Macon Shibut, a 69-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 1977. He has slipped back 79 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Central Virginia Open, 4th Skyline Open, and 53rd Annual World Open. He took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2336 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2003).

Awarded FM in 2002 (age 45).

Current rating

1977

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2336

−359 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 46

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#31,310

#31,310 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2023
7th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2182
Jun 2023
2020
15th American 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2188
Oct 2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2188 → returned at 2182
Feb 2020
2013
15th American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2236
Apr 2013
2008
17th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2296
Jan 2008
2007
100 career games
at age 50
Apr 2007

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mitch Fishbein 2,209
53rd Annual World Open · Jul 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-70
2047 → 1977
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
6.5/ 2131.0%
7W4D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSyed Rownak Ehsan1,941·3rd Central Virginia Open·R1·+9.0
2.[W]vsJones Gillman1,931·53rd Annual World Open·R6·+7.2
3.[W]vsAdam Chrisney1,851·2026 Virginia Senior Open·R2·+6.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCharles Wang1,536·4th Skyline Open·R6·-18.4
2.[L]vsSaanvi Acharya1,708·4th Skyline Open·R3·-16.3
3.[L]vsTanush Dokka1,723·4th Skyline Open·R1·-16.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3rd Central Virginia Open
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#122126+14.4
4th Skyline Open
Swiss
Oct 20251/5#781435-67.8
53rd Annual World Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/8#1661979-16.4
Worst Elo result: 4th Skyline Open (-67.8 Elo, finished #78).

Rankings

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United States of America
#865
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,307
in continent
World
#31,309
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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10
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865🇺🇸Shibut, Macon1,977
Americas
1
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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
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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
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3307🇺🇸Shibut, Macon1,977
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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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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31309🇺🇸Shibut, Macon1,977