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Veal, Joe

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FIDEFIDE 2028069· Male· United States of America· Born in 1976

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Joe Veal, a 50-year-old American player, is rated 1884. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 32 months (2007–2010), 23 months (2016–2018), 23 months (2018–2020, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 9th Frank K. Berry FIDE Open Championship. His peak of 2028 was reached at age 31 (Apr 2007).

Current rating

1884

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2028

−144 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 31

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#52,131

#52,131 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1804 → 1878
Jul 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1878 → returned at 1884
Mar 2024
2022
38th American 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1907
Feb 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 45
Jan 2021
2020
27th American 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1915
Oct 2020
2018
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1934 → returned at 1915
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tom Braunlich 2,134
9th Frank K. Berry FIDE Open Championship · Sep 2025 · +16.2 Elo
Evolution
+6
1878 → 1884
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
9th Frank K. Berry FIDE Open Championship
Swiss
Sep 20251/3#202003+5.8

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,431
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#5,766
in continent
World
#52,131
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
United States of America
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1431🇺🇸Veal, Joe1,884
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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5766🇺🇸Veal, Joe1,884
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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52131🇺🇸Veal, Joe1,884