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Cherniack, Alex
🇺🇸FIDE 2007606· Male· United States of America· Born in 1964
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Alex Cherniack, a 62-year-old American player, is rated 2082 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 130 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 2025 - B1, SUMMER PRAGUE OPEN 2025 - A - IM open, and CZECH OPEN 2025 - A - GM open. He had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2014–2016), 13 months (2016–2017), 12 months (2017–2018) and 19 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2277 was reached at age 43 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
2082
Standard
Rpd2249·Blz—
All-time high
2277
−195 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 43
Oct 2007 · age 43
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,150 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
10th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2201
Jul 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Nov 2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2212 → returned at 2201
Nov 2023
2022
11th American 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2246
Sep 2022
2018
7th American 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2257
Oct 2018
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
2202 → 2257
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-119
2201 → 2082
Tournaments
5
40 games
Score
17.5/ 4043.8%
12W11D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 1/9 | #9 | 1904 | -48.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #119 | 1873 | -46.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #82 | 2234 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/6 | #53 | 2033 | -27.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #5 | 2200 | +0.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#518
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,804
in continent
World
#17,150
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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