What is Merwin, Steven E's FIDE rating?

Merwin, Steven E's current standard FIDE rating is 1843.

What is Merwin, Steven E's blitz rating?

Merwin, Steven E's current FIDE blitz rating is 1960.

What is Merwin, Steven E's world ranking?

Merwin, Steven E is currently ranked #63,390 in the world (standard rating).

What is Merwin, Steven E's ranking in United States of America?

Merwin, Steven E is currently ranked #1779 in United States of America.

What is Merwin, Steven E's continental ranking?

Merwin, Steven E is currently ranked #7,127 in their continent.

What is Merwin, Steven E's ranking in the 60-65 category?

Merwin, Steven E is ranked #57 in United States of America in the 60-65 age group.

What is Merwin, Steven E's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Merwin, Steven E's all-time peak standard rating is 2137.

When did Merwin, Steven E receive their first FIDE rating?

Merwin, Steven E first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2004.

Which federation does Merwin, Steven E represent?

Merwin, Steven E represents United States of America (USA).

How old is Merwin, Steven E?

Merwin, Steven E was born in 1963 and is 63 years old.

When did Merwin, Steven E reach their peak rating?

Merwin, Steven E reached their peak standard rating of 2137 in 2005, at age 42.

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Merwin, Steven E

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FIDE 2015080· Male· United States of America· Born in 1963

Steven E Merwin, a 63-year-old American player, is rated 1843. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2007–2008), 21 months (2012–2014), 43 months (2015–2019) and 35 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: 35th Annual North American Open - U2100. His peak of 2137 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2005).

Current rating

1843

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1960

All-time high

2137

−294 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 42

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#63,391

#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries

2024

71st American 60-65 player

at age 61 · rated 1783

Jan 2024

2023

Inactive for 35 months

paused at 1783 → returned at 1843

Feb 2023

2022

100 career games

at age 59

Jul 2022

2020

41st American 55-60 player

at age 57 · rated 1952

Jun 2020

2015

Inactive for 43 months

paused at 1967 → returned at 1952

Nov 2015

2014

49th American 50-55 player

at age 51 · rated 2043

Nov 2014

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Amor Simplina 1,976

35th Annual North American Open - U2100 · Dec 2025 · +3.7 Elo

Evolution

-27

1870 → 1843

Tournaments

1

5 games

Score

2/ 540.0%

1W2D2L

Top 2 wins

1.[W]vsAlbert Gao1,633·35th Annual North American Open - U2100·R1·+4.6

2.[D]vsAmor Simplina1,976·35th Annual North American Open - U2100·R2·+3.7

Top 2 losses

1.[L]vsSi Hao Huang1,600·35th Annual North American Open - U2100·R4·-16.0

2.[L]vsTaja Delijani1,832·35th Annual North American Open - U2100·R3·-10.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
35th Annual North American Open - U2100 Open Swiss	Dec 2025	2/5	#143	1663	-26.8	▸

Worst Elo result: 35th Annual North American Open - U2100 (-26.8 Elo, finished #143).

Rankings

/

United States of America

#1,779

out of 5,510 players

Americas

#7,127

in continent

World

#63,390

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

United States of America

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
1779	🇺🇸Merwin, Steven E	1,843

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
7127	🇺🇸Merwin, Steven E	1,843

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
63390	🇺🇸Merwin, Steven E	1,843