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Caveney, Adam
🇺🇸FIDE 2031337· Male· United States of America· Born in 1974
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Adam Caveney, a 52-year-old American player, is rated 1909. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Downriver Chess Classic, 2025 Louisiana State Championship, and 8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions. He took a 26-month break between Oct 2019 and Jan 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1970 was reached at age 44 (Oct 2018).
Current rating
1909
Standard
Rpd1907·Blz—
All-time high
1970
−61 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 44
Oct 2018 · age 44
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#45,946
#45,946 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
38th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1918
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1833 → 1909
Oct 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Dec 2022
29th American 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1920
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1934 → returned at 1920
Oct 2019
36th American 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1970
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Championsperf 2161 (+243) · 3/5 · #29
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1909 → 1909
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
7W5D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsMelikset KhachiyanGM2,396·8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions·R1·+8.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2061 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #21 | 2733 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #29 | 2161 | +8.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,274
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#5,071
in continent
World
#45,946
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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