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Kantor, Alan

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FIDEFIDE 2009935· Male· United States of America· Born in 1954

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Alan Kantor, a 72-year-old American player, is rated 1835. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 U.S. Masters and 2025 National Open - Under 2100. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He had 7 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005), 50 months (2005–2009), 12 months (2009–2010), 23 months (2010–2012), 53 months (2012–2016), 31 months (2016–2019) and 43 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2176 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1835

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1890

All-time high

2176

−341 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 47

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#65,713

#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
25th American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1905
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1826 → 1905
Dec 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Dec 2023
2020
16th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2039
Jun 2020
2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 2039 → returned at 1947
Jul 2019
2016
29th American 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2052
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-29
1864 → 1835
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
0/ 60.0%
0W0D6L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsErik Tkachenko2,042·2025 U.S. Masters·R4·-4.7
2.[L]vsKyle Yiwen WangCM2,045·2025 U.S. Masters·R8·-4.6
3.[L]vsStephen Adams2,068·2025 U.S. Masters·R3·-4.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20250/6#2511277-27.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 U.S. Masters (-27.6 Elo, finished #251).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,861
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7,426
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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1861🇺🇸Kantor, Alan1,835
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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7426🇺🇸Kantor, Alan1,835
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1
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2,841
2
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2
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7
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8
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