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Friske, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 2027151· Male· United States of America· Born in 1957

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Thomas Friske, a 69-year-old American player, is rated 1717. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 30th Annual Mid-America Open - U2100, 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Class A, and 9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament. He had 5 career breaks: 75 months (2007–2013), 28 months (2013–2016), 27 months (2016–2018), 32 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1904 was reached at age 59 (Feb 2016).

Current rating

1717

Standard

Rpd1922·Blz—

All-time high

1904

−187 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 59

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#103,816

#103,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 69
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1630 → 1737
Jan 2025
2023
63rd American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1783
Jul 2023
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1779 → returned at 1783
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Sep 2021
2018
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1818 → returned at 1820
Dec 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament
perf 1854 (+130) · 2.5/5 · #17
Top opponent
vs Matthew Pikus 1,908
9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament · Nov 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
+6
1711 → 1717
Tournaments
4
16 games
Score
6.5/ 1640.6%
5W3D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
30th Annual Mid-America Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/1#41996-8.0
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Class A
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/6#211729+1.2
9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#171854+19.2
20th Annual Indianapolis Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Aug 20250.5/1#361869-5.8

Rankings

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United States of America
#3,135
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#12,373
in continent
World
#103,813
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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2
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