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Lee, Andy
FM🇺🇸FIDE 2017180· Male· United States of America· Born in 1980
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Andy Lee, a 46-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2143 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7, 2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3, and 27th Annual Sacramento Chess Championship - Master & Expert. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2017–2018) and 24 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2341 was reached at age 35 (Mar 2015).
Awarded FM in 2010 (age 30).
Current rating
2143
Standard
Rpd2231·Blz—
All-time high
2341
−198 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 35
Mar 2015 · age 35
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,792 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
8th American 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2144
May 2026
2024
15th American 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2201
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Aug 2024
2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2194 → returned at 2201
Jul 2022
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2248 → returned at 2226
Feb 2017
2016
8th American 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2322
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
2190 → 2143
Tournaments
4
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
10W1D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJimmy Heiserman2,098·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3·R3·+8.7
2.[W]vsPhillip Seitzer1,919·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7·R4·+4.3
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsQinhong Chen1,903·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7·R2·-16.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 2116 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #23 | 1808 | -28.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2067 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #14 | 1948 | -12.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7 (-28.6 Elo, finished #23).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRomulo Fuentes
🇺🇸USA·2047
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met May 2014
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vsSteven Gaffagan
🇺🇸USA·1841
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsElliott WinslowIM
🇺🇸USA·1976
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2016
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vsHayk Manvelyan
🇺🇸USA·2147
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2014
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vsIgor Traub
🇺🇸USA·2083
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2014
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Rankings
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United States of America
#386
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,249
in continent
World
#11,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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Americas
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| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
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World
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