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Colding, Ernest

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FIDEFIDE 2005646· Male· United States of America· Born in 1957

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Ernest Colding, a 69-year-old American player, is rated 1903. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12th Annual Washington International - Premier, 53rd Annual World Open, and 15th Annual World Open Senior Amateur. Also played 3 blitz events (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 56) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 16 months (2008–2009), 23 months (2009–2011), 21 months (2011–2013), 12 months (2013–2014) and 14 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2268 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1903

Standard

Rpd2021·Blz2034

All-time high

2268

−365 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 44

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#47,429

#47,429 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

20 entries
2023
24th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1985
Apr 2023
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1985 → returned at 1934
May 2022
2018
23rd American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2083
Nov 2018
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2044 → 2083
Nov 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 59
Aug 2016
2013
30th American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2166
Nov 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Aaron Decord 2,043
53rd Annual World Open · Jul 2025 · +13.7 Elo
Evolution
-14
1917 → 1903
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
16/ 3053.3%
13W6D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
12th Annual Washington International - Premier
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#291876-7.6
53rd Annual World Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/9#1541933+2.0
15th Annual World Open Senior Amateur
Open Swiss
Jun 20253.5/3#182608-8.4
34th Annual Chicago Open - U2300
Open Swiss
May 20254/7#271926+3.0

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,302
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#5,226
in continent
World
#47,429
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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3
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2,754
4
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5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1302🇺🇸Colding, Ernest1,903
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
...
5226🇺🇸Colding, Ernest1,903
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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47429🇺🇸Colding, Ernest1,903