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Bragg, David

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FIDEFIDE 2013959· Male· United States of America· Born in 1963

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David Bragg, a 63-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 1980. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 46 months (2022–2026). His peak of 2290 was reached at age 42 (Apr 2005).

Awarded FM in 2002 (age 39).

Current rating

1980

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2290

−310 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 42

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#30,787

#30,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
20th American 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1980
Jun 2026
2022
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1997 → returned at 1980
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2017 → returned at 1997
Feb 2020
2019
23rd American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2118
Jan 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Jul 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Yevgeniy Rozenfeld 1,877
2026 Washington Open - Elite (1800 and Over) · May 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-18
1998 → 1980
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Washington Open - Elite (1800 and Over)
Swiss
May 20263.5/6#141875-17.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 Washington Open - Elite (1800 and Over) (-17.8 Elo, finished #14).

Most-Played Opponents

vsIgnacio PerezFM
🇺🇸USA·2008
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsJoshua Sinanan
🇺🇸USA·2079
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsViktors Pupols
🇺🇸USA·1828
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2015
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vsMegan LeeFM
🇺🇸USA·2274
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsBrandon JiangFM
🇺🇸USA·2273
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#854
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,258
in continent
World
#30,786
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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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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854🇺🇸Bragg, David1,980
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
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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
...
3258🇺🇸Bragg, David1,980
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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30786🇺🇸Bragg, David1,980