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Farrell, John

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FIDEFIDE 2024608· Male· United States of America· Born in 1965

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John Farrell, a 61-year-old American player, is rated 1895. He is currently in the 1850–1900 range. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 (58th) Virginia Open - Championship, 2025 US Armed Forces Open, and 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2011–2014) and 13 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2082 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2009).

Current rating

1895

Standard

Rpd2015·Blz—

All-time high

2082

−187 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 44

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#49,381

#49,381 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
30th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1915
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1841 → 1907
Nov 2024
2022
40th American 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1913
Apr 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 56
Dec 2021
2017
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2008 → returned at 1993
May 2017
2016
47th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2035
Jul 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
35th NATO Chess Championship 2025
perf 2196 (+287) · 3.5/5 · #94
Top opponent
vs Narciso Victoria 2,074
2025 US Armed Forces Open · Oct 2025 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-12
1907 → 1895
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
12/ 2060.0%
7W10D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 (58th) Virginia Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/4#161706-19.6
2025 US Armed Forces Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/2#92816+5.8
35th NATO Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/5#942196+4.6
2025 Virginia Senior Open
Open Swiss
May 20252.5/3#152151-2.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 (58th) Virginia Open - Championship (-19.6 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,354
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#5,445
in continent
World
#49,381
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1354🇺🇸Farrell, John1,895
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
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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1
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2,840
2
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3
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7
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7
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10
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49381🇺🇸Farrell, John1,895