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Clancy, Daniel

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FIDEFIDE 2026074· Male· United States of America· Born in 1988

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Daniel Clancy, a 38-year-old American player, is rated 1959. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Annual ACA Thanksgiving Open, 4th Skyline Open, and 14th Annual Chesapeake Open - Championship. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 15 months (2016–2018), 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2182 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2006).

At junior level, he reached #41 and #25 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1959

Standard

Rpd2088·Blz2070

All-time high

2182

−223 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 18

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#34,834

#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
34th American 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2033
Jun 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1963 → 2033
Sep 2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2033 → returned at 2004
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1990
Mar 2020
2016
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2112 → returned at 2118
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
14th Annual Chesapeake Open - Championship
perf 2120 (+147) · 3.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Kevin ZhaoFM 2,060
14th Annual Chesapeake Open - Championship · Sep 2025 · +12.5 Elo
Evolution
-38
1997 → 1959
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
7W4D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMilo Su1,799·4th Skyline Open·R6·-14.6
2.[L]vsViyaan Krishna Doddapaneni1,861·57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major·R3·-12.9
3.[L]vsLance Winters1,862·2nd Annual ACA Thanksgiving Open·R2·-12.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2nd Annual ACA Thanksgiving Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20250/2#391329-14.4
4th Skyline Open
Swiss
Oct 20252/4#621801-14.2
14th Annual Chesapeake Open - Championship
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/5#32120+20.6
2nd Annual Blue Ridge Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20253/5#71991+0.8
57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20250.5/3#451576-31.0
Worst Elo result: 57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major (-31.0 Elo, finished #45).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndrew SamuelsonFM
🇺🇸USA·2051
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsTegshsuren EnkhbatIM
🇺🇸USA·2253
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsJustin PaulFM
🇺🇸USA·2323
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsOladapo ADUIM
🇳🇬NGR·2112
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsSahil SinhaIM
🇺🇸USA·2330
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Nov 2018
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#970
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,726
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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2
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