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Smith, Bryan
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2017083· Male· United States of America· Born in 1980
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Bryan Smith, a 46-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2367 and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 2 years. 81 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open, 2. Bundesliga Mitte AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-8, and 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 1. Offenes Boeblinger Schnellschachturnier) and 1 blitz events (including 2. Kutscher-Blitzschach-Turnier) recently. His peak of 2503 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2011, American #43 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2014 (age 34), IM in 2007 (age 27), and FM in 2001 (age 21).
Current rating
2367
Standard
Rpd2369·Blz2360
All-time high
2503
−136 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 31
Jul 2011 · age 31
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#112 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
19 entries2026
2nd American 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2367
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 44
Jan 2024
2022
1st American 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2431
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2431 → returned at 2422
Feb 2020
2016
1,000 career games
at age 36
Jul 2016
2014
GM title awardedGM
at age 34 · 4th quarter Presidential Board 2013
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
2380 → 2367
Tournaments
16
74 games
Score
47.5/ 7464.2%
36W23D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 2322 | -2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 2441 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 3117 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #63 | 2364 | +0.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #48 | 2368 | +0.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 2371 | +0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #32 | 2419 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #70 | 2284 | -4.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2258 | -2.3 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #53 | 2243 | -5.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2428
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsSergey ErenburgGM
🇺🇸USA·2481
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsLawrence KaufmanGM
🇺🇸USA·2197
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met Dec 2013
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vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met May 2017
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vsAlexander IvanovGM
🇺🇸USA·2367
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2013
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Rankings
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United States of America
#112
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#271
in continent
World
#2,300
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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