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Baumgartner, Christopher

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FIDEFIDE 2022087· Male· United States of America· Born in 1968

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Christopher Baumgartner, a 58-year-old American player, is rated 1801. He is currently in the 1800–1850 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Illinois Senior State Championship and 9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament. He had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2014–2016), 13 months (2016–2017), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2026). His peak of 1894 was reached at age 42 (Mar 2010).

Current rating

1801

Standard

Rpd1912·Blz1868

All-time high

1894

−93 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 42

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#76,064

#76,064 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
78th American 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1801
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1650 → 1792
Sep 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1792 → returned at 1782
Sep 2024
2022
73rd American 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1684
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1684 → returned at 1661
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Illinois Senior State Championship
perf 1905 (+104) · 3/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs William Brock 1,839
2026 Illinois Senior State Championship · Apr 2026 · +11.1 Elo
Evolution
+9
1792 → 1801
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
5W1D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Illinois Senior State Championship
Swiss
Apr 20263/5#41905+16.8
9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#131721-8.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsDusan Tutush
🇺🇸USA·1894
+3 −8 =5
16 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsLawrence Cohen
🇺🇸USA·1825
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid Franklin
🇺🇸USA·1987
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met May 2014
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vsDimitri Kosteris
🇺🇸USA·1711
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2014
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vsSevan A Muradian
🇺🇸USA
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2014
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Rankings

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United States of America
#2,199
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,743
in continent
World
#76,063
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1
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2,841
2
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