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McPherson, Kevin

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FIDEFIDE 2018314· Male· United States of America· Born in 1975

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Kevin Mcpherson, a 51-year-old American player, is rated 1885. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 7 career breaks: 29 months (2003–2005), 23 months (2006–2008), 58 months (2008–2013), 35 months (2013–2016), 15 months (2017–2018), 38 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 29 months (2022–2025). Recent appearances: 63rd Annual Baltimore Open - U2200 and 57th Annual Atlantic Open - U2100. His peak of 2060 was reached at age 38 (Sep 2013).

Current rating

1885

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2054

All-time high

2060

−175 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 38

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#51,810

#51,810 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
53rd American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1894
Jan 2026
2022
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1902 → returned at 1920
Sep 2022
30th American 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1917
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Sep 2021
2019
38th American 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1995
May 2019
2018
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 1917
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David Siamon 2,016
63rd Annual Baltimore Open - U2200 · Jan 2026 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
-35
1920 → 1885
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
63rd Annual Baltimore Open - U2200
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/4#191813-9.0
57th Annual Atlantic Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/3#351802-26.2
Worst Elo result: 57th Annual Atlantic Open - U2100 (-26.2 Elo, finished #35).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,439
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,724
in continent
World
#51,809
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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2,696
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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1439🇺🇸McPherson, Kevin1,885
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
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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
...
5724🇺🇸McPherson, Kevin1,885
World
1
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2,841
2
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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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51809🇺🇸McPherson, Kevin1,885