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Snell, Christopher
🇺🇸FIDE 2026759· Male· United States of America· Born in 1984
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Christopher Snell, a 42-year-old American player, is rated 1904. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2016–2018), 20 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 15th Annual Central California Open - Major. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 September Mechanics' Weekend - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1953 was reached at age 30 (Aug 2014).
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1829
All-time high
1953
−49 pts below
Aug 2014 · age 30
Aug 2014 · age 30
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,148
#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
43rd American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1920
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1886 → 1920
Aug 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1920 → returned at 1904
Aug 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1886 → returned at 1920
Nov 2022
53rd American 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1937
Apr 2022
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1944 → returned at 1917
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1920 → 1904
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
0W3D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/4 | #35 | 1779 | -15.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,305
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,190
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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