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Cooke, Eric
🇺🇸FIDE 2006316· Male· United States of America· Born in 1964
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Eric Cooke, a 62-year-old American player, is rated 2000. He is on a breakout run, having gained +118 Elo over the past 12 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include First Saturday 2026 April - U2250, SixDays Budapest March 2026 - U2250, and Budapest One Week 2026 March U2250. His peak of 2253 was reached at age 43 (Oct 2007).
Earned a IM norm at 1st Saturday IM A July 2007.
Current rating
2000
Standard
Rpd1976·Blz—
All-time high
2253
−253 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 43
Oct 2007 · age 43
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27,499
#27,499 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
17th American 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2000
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1882 → 2000
Jun 2026
2022
17th American 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2061
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2065 → returned at 2044
Feb 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 54
Jun 2018
2015
17th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2213
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+89
1911 → 2000
Tournaments
9
69 games
Score
39/ 6956.5%
31W16D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2111 | +34.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #5 | 1890 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2010 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #44 | 2010 | +5.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #5 | 1998 | +10.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #4 | 1958 | +5.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #4 | 2081 | +37.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #36 | 1898 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #3 | 2117 | +28.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSandor FaragoIM
🇭🇺HUN·2067
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsJulio Becerra RiveroGM
🇺🇸USA·2408
+0 −4 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsEvarth Dr. KahnIM
🇭🇺HUN·2092
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsEric RodriguezFM
🇺🇸USA·2239
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2013
View head-to-head →
vsJohn LudwigIM
🇺🇸USA·2345
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2017
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
United States of America
#761
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,882
in continent
World
#27,499
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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