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Stauffer, Craig A

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FIDEFIDE 2009706· Male· United States of America· Born in 1966

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Craig A Stauffer, a 60-year-old American player, is rated 2009. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 32 months (2003–2006), 14 months (2006–2007), 134 months (2007–2019) and 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026. His peak of 2174 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

2009

Standard

Rpd2019·Blz—

All-time high

2174

−165 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 35

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#26,108

#26,108 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
34th American 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2042
Nov 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Sep 2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2026 → returned at 2034
Sep 2020
22nd American 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2101
Jul 2020
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2043 → 2101
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kapadia Khanak 1,920
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 · Apr 2026 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-17
2026 → 2009
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChehal Nikhil1,850·23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026·R4·-14.3
2.[L]vsZhe Yu1,871·23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026·R6·-13.8
3.[L]vsJames MorrisIM2,420·23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026·R3·-1.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/8#1831973-16.8
Worst Elo result: 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 (-16.8 Elo, finished #183).

Rankings

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United States of America
#729
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#2,715
in continent
World
#26,108
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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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
🇺🇸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
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729🇺🇸Stauffer, Craig A2,009
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
...
2715🇺🇸Stauffer, Craig A2,009
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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26108🇺🇸Stauffer, Craig A2,009