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Ballom, Stephanie

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FIDEFIDE 2007517· Female· United States of America· Born in 1989

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Stephanie Ballom, a 37-year-old American player, is rated 1889. She has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: 18th Annual Chicago Class - Class A and 53rd Annual World Open - U2000. She had 3 career breaks: 42 months (2010–2013), 96 months (2014–2022) and 12 months (2022–2023). Her peak of 1939 was reached at age 20 (Apr 2009).

Previously known as BallomStephanie (until Jul 2009). At junior level, she reached #51 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1889

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1909

All-time high

1939

−50 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 20

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#50,821

#50,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
74th American 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1893
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1819 → 1893
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Aug 2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1819 → returned at 1822
Aug 2022
2014
Inactive for 96 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1819
Jul 2014
2010
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1920 → returned at 1915
Mar 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Merrill Lee 1,657
18th Annual Chicago Class - Class A · Jul 2025 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
-4
1893 → 1889
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
18th Annual Chicago Class - Class A
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/3#42433+2.4

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,402
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,606
in continent
World
#50,820
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
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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2,656
10
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2,653
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1402🇺🇸Ballom, Stephanie1,889
Americas
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
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
5606🇺🇸Ballom, Stephanie1,889
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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2,777
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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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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50820🇺🇸Ballom, Stephanie1,889