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Graham, Shaun
🇺🇸FIDE 2027798· Male· United States of America· Born in 1973
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Shaun Graham, a 53-year-old American player, is rated 1826. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 17 months (2016–2018), 27 months (2018–2020), 28 months (2021–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions and 2025 Universal Open - 1800-1999. His peak of 2115 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1826
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2115
−289 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 33
Jul 2006 · age 33
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,404
#68,404 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
45th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1889
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1832 → 1889
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1847
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1832 → returned at 1889
Oct 2021
100 career games
at age 48
Jan 2021
2020
40th American 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1926
Sep 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1847 → 1826
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJulio Antonio Morella CabreraFM2,147·8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions·R1·-2.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #48 | 2097 | -20.6 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions (-20.6 Elo, finished #48).
Rankings
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United States of America
#1,953
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7,759
in continent
World
#68,403
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
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