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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 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). 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 2025 2nd Silman Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7. 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

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#63,920

#63,920 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
63rd American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1841
May 2026
2022
40th American 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1967
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1967 → returned at 1980
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

Last 12 months — 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
-29
1870 → 1841
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
1/ 616.7%
0W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 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
2025 2nd Silman Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7
Swiss
May 20250/2#331133-16.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 2nd Silman Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7 (-16.4 Elo, finished #33).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,781
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#7,224
in continent
World
#63,920
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
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4
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5
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6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1781🇺🇸Gaffagan, Steven1,841
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸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.
2,718
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
...
7224🇺🇸Gaffagan, Steven1,841
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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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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