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Karell, Leif

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FIDEFIDE 2018020· Male· United States of America· Born in 1948

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Leif Karell, a 78-year-old American player, is rated 1714. He has fluctuated between 1668 and 1755 over the past 2 years. 90 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 5th Annual Old Line Open - U2100, 10th Annual George Washington Open - U2100, and 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - U2100. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 20 months (2009–2011) and 14 months (2011–2013). His peak of 2123 was reached at age 54 (Jan 2002).

Current rating

1714

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2123

−409 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 54

Activity

88

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

86 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#104,856

#104,856 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
6-month rising streak
+66 Elo
Sep 2025
500 career games
at age 77
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+170 Elo)
1550 → 1720
Sep 2024
31st American 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1763
May 2024
2019
13th American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1927
Sep 2019
2015
23rd American 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1997
Nov 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
4th Skyline Open
perf 1846 (+137) · 2.5/7 · #50
Top opponent
vs Rishabh ChinniCM 2,120
2025 U.S. Masters · Nov 2025 · +8.2 Elo
Evolution
+5
1709 → 1714
Tournaments
14
87 games
Score
34.5/ 8739.7%
20W29D38L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJulia Elizabeth SloanCM2,087·2025 U.S. Masters·R3·+17.9
2.[W]vsYogeshwar Yehamandram Sridhar2,034·4th Skyline Open·R1·+17.3
3.[W]vsFreddie Huckle1,854·57th Annual Atlantic Open - U2100·R4·+13.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
71st Annual Maryland Open - Championship
Swiss
May 20261/5#511739+1.2
5th Annual Old Line Open - U2100
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/5#51757+8.6
10th Annual George Washington Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/5#61773+11.8
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/5#531707-21.0
50th annual Eastern Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/7#811659-8.6
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/8#2371835+13.8
29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - U2100
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/4#331666-7.2
4th Skyline Open
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/7#501846+15.8
14th Annual Chesapeake Open - U2200
Swiss
Sep 20250/5#111065-33.0
57th Annual Atlantic Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/4#52581+25.4
Worst Elo result: 14th Annual Chesapeake Open - U2200 (-33.0 Elo, finished #11).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndrew SamuelsonFM
🇺🇸USA·2051
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsElvin Baim
🇦🇿AZE·1781
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsMichael Deng
🇺🇸USA·1837
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings

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United States of America
#3,174
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#12,521
in continent
World
#104,853
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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7
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9
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10
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