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Times, Lawyer
🇺🇸FIDE 2029065· Male· United States of America· Born in 1964
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Lawyer Times, a 62-year-old American player, is rated 1955. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 FMCA Spring Championship, 14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier, and 2025 FMCA Fall Championship. His peak of 2145 was reached at age 53 (Sep 2017).
Current rating
1955
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2145
−190 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 53
Sep 2017 · age 53
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,645
#35,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
19th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2024
May 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Jan 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Dec 2023
2020
14th American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2091
Sep 2020
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2091 → returned at 2076
Oct 2019
16th American 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2139
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-58
2013 → 1955
Tournaments
6
28 games
Score
15.5/ 2855.4%
12W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #17 | 2018 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 1848 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | 1099 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #4 | 1854 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #6 | 1866 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 1933 | -7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander IvanovGM
🇺🇸USA·2367
+2 −10 =0
12 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsDanila PoliannikovFM
🇺🇸USA·2316
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsDavid VigoritoIM
🇺🇸USA·2237
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsMika Brattain
🇺🇸USA·2417
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsJ Timothy Sage
🇺🇸USA·1882
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#990
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,842
in continent
World
#35,644
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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