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Seitzer, Phillip
🇺🇸FIDE 2025825· Male· United States of America· Born in 1986
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Phillip Seitzer, a 40-year-old American player, is rated 1927. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 5-7, 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-4, and 27th Annual Sacramento Chess Championship - Master & Expert. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015) and 12 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2108 was reached at age 29 (May 2015).
Current rating
1927
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2108
−181 pts below
May 2015 · age 29
May 2015 · age 29
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,676
#41,676 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2022
35th American 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2030
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2047 → returned at 2060
Oct 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 30
Mar 2016
2015
Crossed 2100
at age 29
May 2015
All-time peak 2108
at age 29 · −181 from today
May 2015
2014
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2069 → returned at 2091
Feb 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1903 → 1927
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
7W5D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYusheng Xia2,073·3rd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7·R3·+14.0
2.[W]vsJeremy David Cawthon1,938·2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-4·R4·+10.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndrew Zavgorodniy1,874·2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 5-7·R2·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2638 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #9 | 1742 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 2107 | +20.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 1996 | +8.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,165
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,557
in continent
World
#41,675
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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