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RJ
Riddell, John
🇺🇸FIDE 2011735· Male· United States of America· Born in 1960
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John Riddell, a 66-year-old American player, is rated 1964. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 7 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 32 months (2004–2007), 18 months (2008–2010), 17 months (2010–2011), 35 months (2015–2018), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 29 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship. His peak of 2260 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1964
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2035
All-time high
2260
−296 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 41
Jan 2001 · age 41
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#33,826
#33,826 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
43rd American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1964
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1962 → returned at 1964
Apr 2023
2021
49th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2003
Sep 2021
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2003 → returned at 1975
Oct 2019
2018
41st American 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2050
Dec 2018
2015
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2103 → returned at 2050
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1977 → 1964
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
1W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #58 | 1857 | -12.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#934
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,611
in continent
World
#33,825
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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