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Friedman, David

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FIDEFIDE 2021390· Male· United States of America· Born in 1971

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David Friedman, a 55-year-old American player, is rated 1864. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Expert, 2026 Cardinal Open - U2200, and 2026 Queen City FIDE - Open. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2008) and 19 months (2013–2015). His peak of 1974 was reached at age 32 (Oct 2003).

Current rating

1864

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1974

−110 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 32

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#57,495

#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1759 → 1858
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Jun 2023
2022
47th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1825
Apr 2022
2021
53rd American 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1825
Dec 2021
2016
69th American 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1922
Jan 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Deshawn Kelley 2,006
2026 Cardinal Open - U2200 · Jan 2026 · +3.9 Elo
Evolution
+31
1833 → 1864
Tournaments
8
30 games
Score
18.5/ 3061.7%
16W8D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArjun Soni1,871·2025 Ohio Chess Congress·R3·+10.9
2.[W]vsJoseph W Kleban1,858·2026 Queen City FIDE - Open·R4·+10.0
3.[W]vsPeter Mikina1,810·2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Expert·R3·+8.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open - U2100
Open Swiss
May 20264/4#392531+6.4
2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Expert
Swiss
Apr 20261.5/2#301970-4.6
2026 Cardinal Open - U2200
Swiss
Jan 20262/3#91901+5.0
2026 Queen City FIDE - Open
Swiss
Jan 20263/3#142656+10.8
34th Annual King's Island Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/2#152392+8.2
2025 Ohio Chess Congress
Swiss
Aug 20252/3#171961+10.6
20th Annual Indianapolis Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/3#22080+17.2
2025 Joe Yun Memorial - U2200
Swiss
Aug 20251/2#251792-22.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 Joe Yun Memorial - U2200 (-22.2 Elo, finished #25).

Most-Played Opponents

vsWilliam Wright
🇺🇸USA·1983
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsBenjamin Weaver
🇺🇸USA·2014
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2012
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vsLes Whorton Jr.
🇺🇸USA·1995
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2016
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vsLary Rust
🇺🇸USA·1873
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2012
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vsSylvester Smarty
🇺🇸USA·2029
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2012
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Rankings

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United States of America
#1,591
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#6,416
in continent
World
#57,494
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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