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Pendergast, Michael J

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FIDEFIDE 2016400· Male· United States of America· Born in 1964

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Michael J Pendergast, a 62-year-old American player, is rated 2050 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 94 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Oregon Closed - Challengers and 75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2007), 26 months (2007–2009), 22 months (2009–2011), 36 months (2012–2015) and 110 months (2016–2025). His peak of 2196 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

2050

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2196

−146 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 10%

#20,788 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
12th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2144
Sep 2025
2016
20th American 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2159
Oct 2016
Inactive for 110 months
paused at 2159 → returned at 2144
Mar 2016
2012
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2141 → returned at 2148
Sep 2012
2011
30th American 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2165
Nov 2011
2009
30th American 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2163
Nov 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robby Hecht 1,958
75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over · Aug 2025 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
-94
2144 → 2050
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
4.5/ 1237.5%
2W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Oregon Closed - Challengers
Round-Robin
Feb 20261.5/7#71673-78.8
75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over
Swiss
Aug 20253/5#251987-15.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 Oregon Closed - Challengers (-78.8 Elo, finished #7).

Rankings

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United States of America
#613
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,184
in continent
World
#20,788
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
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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613🇺🇸Pendergast, Michael J2,050
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
...
2184🇺🇸Pendergast, Michael J2,050
World
1
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2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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20788🇺🇸Pendergast, Michael J2,050