What is Aiken, Richard's FIDE rating?

Aiken, Richard's current standard FIDE rating is 1933.

What is Aiken, Richard's world ranking?

Aiken, Richard is currently ranked #40,337 in the world (standard rating).

What is Aiken, Richard's ranking in United States of America?

Aiken, Richard is currently ranked #1128 in United States of America.

What is Aiken, Richard's continental ranking?

Aiken, Richard is currently ranked #4,411 in their continent.

What is Aiken, Richard's ranking in the 75-80 category?

Aiken, Richard is ranked #7 in United States of America in the 75-80 age group.

What is Aiken, Richard's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Aiken, Richard's all-time peak standard rating is 2051.

When did Aiken, Richard receive their first FIDE rating?

Aiken, Richard first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2010.

Which federation does Aiken, Richard represent?

Aiken, Richard represents United States of America (USA).

How old is Aiken, Richard?

Aiken, Richard was born in 1950 and is 76 years old.

When did Aiken, Richard reach their peak rating?

Aiken, Richard reached their peak standard rating of 2051 in 2010, at age 60.

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Aiken, Richard

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FIDE 2029294· Male· United States of America· Born in 1950

Richard Aiken, a 76-year-old American player, is rated 1933. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2010–2012), 25 months (2014–2016), 33 months (2016–2019) and 66 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major. His peak of 2051 was reached at age 60 (Nov 2010).

Current rating

1933

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2051

−118 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 60

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#40,338

#40,338 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries

2026

7th American 75-80 player

at age 76 · rated 1933

Jun 2026

2025

16th American 70-75 player

at age 75 · rated 1933

Nov 2025

2020

Inactive for 66 months

paused at 1880 → returned at 1933

Feb 2020

2017

34th American 65-70 player

at age 67 · rated 1949

Oct 2017

2016

K-factor lowered to 20

at age 66

Nov 2016

Inactive for 33 months

paused at 1949 → returned at 1910

Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Zhihan (samuel) XuCM 2,015

57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major · Aug 2025 · +12.3 Elo

Evolution

+5

1928 → 1933

Tournaments

1

5 games

Score

2.5/ 550.0%

2W1D2L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsZhihan (samuel) XuCM2,015·57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major·R5·+12.3

2.[W]vsAnanya AnanthWFM1,880·57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major·R2·+8.5

3.[D]vsHanford Chong1,989·57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major·R4·+1.6

Top 2 losses

1.[L]vsBenjamin Amrany1,942·57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major·R1·-9.7

2.[L]vsWill Moorhouse2,014·57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major·R3·-7.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major Open Swiss	Aug 2025	2.5/5	#16	1968	+5.4	▸

Rankings

/

United States of America

#1,128

out of 5,510 players

Americas

#4,411

in continent

World

#40,337

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

United States of America

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
1128	🇺🇸Aiken, Richard	1,933

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
4411	🇺🇸Aiken, Richard	1,933

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
40337	🇺🇸Aiken, Richard	1,933