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Pulley, Alvin
🇺🇸FIDE 2008807· Male· United States of America· Born in 1967
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Alvin Pulley, a 59-year-old American player, is rated 1797. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, 17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open), and 2nd The Rooky Mini-Open 2025 - Standard Open. He had 3 career breaks: 36 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included), 21 months (2021–2023) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1858 was reached at age 58 (Nov 2025).
Current rating
1797
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1858
−61 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 58
Nov 2025 · age 58
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#77,317
#77,317 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
56th American 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1858
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1858
at age 58 · −61 from today
Nov 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1714 → 1849
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1748 → returned at 1815
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
1841 → 1797
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
17/ 3745.9%
14W6D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsYvonne Yeoh Xin Ying1,663·17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open)·R8·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #202 | 1819 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/8 | #88 | 1567 | -63.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #18 | 1945 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #7 | 1907 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/2 | #8 | 2286 | -15.4 |
Worst Elo result: 17h Penang Heritage City Intenational Chess Open 2025 (Open) (-63.8 Elo, finished #88).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,241
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,903
in continent
World
#77,316
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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