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Frumkin, Edward
🇺🇸FIDE 2007738· Male· United States of America· Born in 1948
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Edward Frumkin, a 78-year-old American player, is rated 1654. He has slipped back 119 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May-June Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-2, 2026 May-June Marshall Mondays Round 1-3, and 2026 April-May Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 1-2. His peak of 2107 was reached at age 56 (Jan 2004).
Current rating
1654
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1911
All-time high
2107
−453 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 56
Jan 2004 · age 56
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
79 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#126,714
#126,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1653 → 1773
Jan 2025
2024
26th American 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1792
Sep 2024
2020
26th American 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1734
Oct 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1734 → returned at 1718
Jan 2020
2017
500 career games
at age 69
Jan 2017
2016
35th American 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1950
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 January-February Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 2-6perf 1792 (+80) · 3/5 · #7
Top opponent
Evolution
-119
1773 → 1654
Tournaments
31
88 games
Score
31.5/ 8835.8%
20W24D44L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKai Waters1,599·2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial·R3·-13.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 1817 | +8.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #10 | 1715 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 1078 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #25 | 1546 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #34 | 978 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/2 | #11 | 2693 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #21 | 1483 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #9 | 1642 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #16 | 1423 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #25 | 1665 | -13.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 November - 2026 January Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 2-4 (-25.8 Elo, finished #28).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeorge Berg
🇺🇸USA·1842
+2 −7 =16
25 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsEdward Scher
🇺🇸USA·1735
+8 −1 =5
14 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsYefim Treger
🇺🇸USA·1950
+0 −12 =2
14 games·last met Sep 2012
View head-to-head →
vsJuan Sena
🇩🇴DOM·1945
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Jan 2019
View head-to-head →
vsEdward Kopiecki
🇺🇸USA
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met Jul 2015
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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United States of America
#3,848
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#15,441
in continent
World
#126,708
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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