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Sherman, David

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FIDEFIDE 2007886· Male· United States of America· Born in 1954

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David Sherman, a 72-year-old American player, is rated 1886. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 50th annual Eastern Open - Premier, 57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major, and 12th Annual Potomac Open - Championship. He had 4 career breaks: 47 months (2001–2005), 23 months (2005–2007), 13 months (2017–2018) and 15 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2157 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1886

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2077

All-time high

2157

−271 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 47

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#51,614

#51,614 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
16th American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1952
Jul 2025
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 1976
Sep 2021
2020
14th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2021
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Feb 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 63
Jun 2017
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2010 → returned at 2026
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Architsai Ramnath 1,885
12th Annual Potomac Open - Championship · Jul 2025 · +8.2 Elo
Evolution
-66
1952 → 1886
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
6.5/ 1640.6%
5W3D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWan Qin LiWCM1,748·50th annual Eastern Open - Premier·R5·-13.8
2.[L]vsJin Ma1,787·50th annual Eastern Open - Premier·R7·-12.7
3.[L]vsGrayson XiangCM1,805·50th annual Eastern Open - Premier·R4·-12.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
50th annual Eastern Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/7#701703-42.4
57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/4#321761-20.2
12th Annual Potomac Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/5#131927-3.6
Worst Elo result: 50th annual Eastern Open - Premier (-42.4 Elo, finished #70).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,415
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#5,698
in continent
World
#51,614
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
1415🇺🇸Sherman, David1,886
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
...
5698🇺🇸Sherman, David1,886
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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51614🇺🇸Sherman, David1,886