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Wallach, Kenneth

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FIDEFIDE 2012391· Male· United States of America· Born in 1964

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Kenneth Wallach, a 62-year-old American player, is rated 2059 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 8 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: 18th Annual Chicago Class - Master. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2006), 17 months (2009–2010) and 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2211 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2001).

Current rating

2059

Standard

Rpd2142·Blz2090

All-time high

2211

−152 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 37

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,702 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
14th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2091
May 2025
2024
27th American 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2091
Nov 2024
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2088 → returned at 2085
Jul 2019
2015
26th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2150
Feb 2015
100 career games
at age 51
Jan 2015
2013
29th American 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2166
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Justin Lee 1,996
18th Annual Chicago Class - Master · Jul 2025 · +8.2 Elo
Evolution
-6
2065 → 2059
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAbhishek Mallela1,913·18th Annual Chicago Class - Master·R4·-14.0
2.[L]vsYongfei Pan1,996·35th Annual Chicago Open - U2300·R5·-11.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open - U2300
Open Swiss
May 20263/4#612054+0.4
18th Annual Chicago Class - Master
Open Swiss
Jul 20251/2#331955-6.0

Rankings

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United States of America
#581
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,060
in continent
World
#19,702
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
581🇺🇸Wallach, Kenneth2,059
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
2060🇺🇸Wallach, Kenneth2,059
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸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.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
19702🇺🇸Wallach, Kenneth2,059