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Gaffagan, Steven

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FIDEFIDE 2020017· Male· United States of America· Born in 1970

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Steven Gaffagan, a 56-year-old American player, is rated 1841. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 44 months (2003–2007) and 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7 and 2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3. Also played 2 blitz events (including GM Sam Shankland Special Blitz) recently. His peak of 2119 was reached at age 44 (Jun 2014).

Current rating

1841

Standard

Rpd2056·Blz1973

All-time high

2119

−278 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 44

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#63,967

#63,967 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
62nd American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1841
Jun 2026
2022
40th American 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1967
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1967 → returned at 1960
Mar 2020
2018
31st American 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2036
Dec 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 47
Apr 2017
2014
32nd American 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2119
Jul 2014

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andy LeeFM 2,190
2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3 · Jul 2025 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-13
1854 → 1841
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
0W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7
Swiss
Jul 20250.5/2#271659-10.2
2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3
Swiss
Jul 20250.5/2#281829-2.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsElliott WinslowIM
🇺🇸USA·1976
+2 −11 =2
15 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRomulo Fuentes
🇺🇸USA·2047
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met May 2017
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vsByambaa UyangaWFM
🇲🇳MGL·1960
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsRussell Wong
🇺🇸USA·1950
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsSos Hakobyan
🇺🇸USA·1772
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings

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United States of America
#1,801
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7,198
in continent
World
#63,966
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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