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Steiner, Tim
CM🇺🇸FIDE 2025922· Male· United States of America· Born in 1973
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Tim Steiner, a 53-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 1857. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 10 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 8th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship and Luis Salinas 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Amateur. He took a 12-month break between Aug 2022 and Sep 2023. His peak of 2237 was reached at age 32 (Oct 2005).
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 45).
Current rating
1857
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2237
−380 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 32
Oct 2005 · age 32
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#59,404
#59,404 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1802 → 1879
Feb 2025
2024
36th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1838
Jan 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1859 → returned at 1838
Aug 2022
35th American 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1885
Apr 2022
2018
CM title awardedCM
at age 45
Jun 2018
2015
33rd American 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2090
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1839 → 1857
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
5W4D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlexey RootWIM1,876·8th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship·R5·+10.5
2.[W]vsKrrish Kaul1,818·8th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship·R4·+8.9
3.[W]vsAditya Grandhi1,641·8th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship·R2·+4.5
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsAdvik ManchandaCM1,923·8th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship·R3·-8.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #10 | 2006 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/6 | #21 | 1693 | -39.8 |
Worst Elo result: Luis Salinas 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Amateur (-39.8 Elo, finished #21).
Rankings
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United States of America
#1,631
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#6,669
in continent
World
#59,404
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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