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Molner, Mackenzie
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2021722· Male· United States of America· Born in 1988
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Mackenzie Molner, a 38-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2458 and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 3 years. 26 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 February Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, 2026 January Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, and 2025 U.S. Masters. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2021–2023) and 20 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2528 was reached at age 26 (Mar 2014); he also reached American #34 in Jan 2015.
Awarded GM in 2013 (age 25) and IM in 2010 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #5, #8 and #11 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2458
Standard
Rpd2474·Blz2434
All-time high
2528
−70 pts below
Mar 2014 · age 26
Mar 2014 · age 26
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#60 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2468 → returned at 2463
Feb 2024
2021
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2438 → returned at 2467
Apr 2021
2015
Peak American rank: #34
at age 27 · rated 2522
Jan 2015
2014
All-time peak 2528
at age 26 · −70 from today
Mar 2014
2013
GM title awardedGM
at age 25 · 84th FIDE Congress 2013
Nov 2013
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2468 → 2458
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
16.5/ 2663.5%
11W11D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2319 | -1.7 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 2483 | +1.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #83 | 2395 | -4.1 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2425 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDean IppolitoIM
🇺🇸USA·2325
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Jan 2016
View head-to-head →
vsSam ShanklandGM
🇺🇸USA·2647
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2014
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vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKassa KorleyIM
🇩🇰DEN·2424
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2016
View head-to-head →
vsMarc ArnoldGM
🇺🇸USA·2517
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Aug 2012
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#60
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#114
in continent
World
#939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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