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Hack, Richard
🇺🇸FIDE 2020971· Male· United States of America· Born in 1947
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Richard Hack, a 79-year-old American player, is rated 1597. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 5-7, 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-4, and 2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 February Mechanics Blitz #2 - 1800 and Over) recently. His peak of 1715 was reached at age 66 (Jun 2013).
Current rating
1597
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1600
All-time high
1715
−118 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 66
Jun 2013 · age 66
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,179
#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+218 Elo)
1425 → 1643
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 77
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 77
Mar 2024
2023
26th American 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1444
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1586 → returned at 1568
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 71
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
1644 → 1597
Tournaments
8
27 games
Score
12/ 2744.4%
11W2D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #5 | 1644 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #4 | 1534 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #15 | 1726 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | 2397 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/3 | #21 | 808 | -31.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2303 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #27 | 1677 | -18.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2366 | +16.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7 (-31.4 Elo, finished #21).
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Rankings
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United States of America
#4,344
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#18,231
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World
#148,166
out of 400,000+
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