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Bartell, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 2017849· Male· United States of America· Born in 1983

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Thomas Bartell, a 43-year-old American International Master, is rated 2338 and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 27 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open, 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major, and 29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier. He took a 15-month break between Sep 2015 and Jan 2017. His peak of 2418 was reached at age 29 (Oct 2012, American #83 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2013 (age 30) and FM in 2003 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2338

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2358

All-time high

2418

−80 pts below
Oct 2012 · age 29

Activity

33

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#138 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
11th American 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2339
Dec 2025
2021
500 career games
at age 38
Nov 2021
2015
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2353 → returned at 2345
Sep 2015
2013
IM title awardedIM
at age 30 · 84th FIDE Congress 2013
Nov 2013
2012
Peak American rank: #83
at age 29 · rated 2418
Oct 2012
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
2342 → 2418
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
18th Annual Philadelphia International
perf 2414 (+77) · 6.5/9 · #4
Top opponent
vs Samant Aditya SGM 2,528
The Atlantic City Open · Apr 2026 · +2.5 Elo
Best comeback
The Atlantic City Open
finished #3 (seeded #12 of 50)
Evolution
+13
2325 → 2338
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
19/ 2770.4%
16W6D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Atlantic City Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#32351+3.1
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#202247-3.8
29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/3#532360+2.3
18th Annual Philadelphia International
Open Swiss
Jun 20256.5/9#42414+12.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2421
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsSergey ErenburgGM
🇺🇸USA·2481
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsAlisa MelekhinaFM
🇺🇸USA·2160
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2013
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vsJianchao ZhouGM
🇺🇸USA·2605
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsMatthew Obrien
🇺🇸USA·2094
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#138
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#348
in continent
World
#2,991
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
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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2,718
8
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9
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2,656
10
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138🇺🇸Bartell, Thomas2,338
Americas
1
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸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
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348🇺🇸Bartell, Thomas2,338
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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6
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7
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7
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2,759
9
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10
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2991🇺🇸Bartell, Thomas2,338