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Wagner, Richard
🇺🇸FIDE 2037866· Male· United States of America· Born in 1983
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Richard Wagner, a 43-year-old American player, is rated 1955 — just 30 short of his peak of 1985 (Nov 2025, age 42). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 4 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship, 2025 December Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, and 2025 August-September Marshall Mondays Round 2-6. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2017–2020) and 45 months (2021–2025).
Current rating
1955
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1985
−30 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 42
Nov 2025 · age 42
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35,645
#35,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
32nd American 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1985
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1985
at age 42 · −30 from today
Nov 2025
2022
47th American 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1965
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1965 → returned at 1983
Nov 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Aug 2021
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1859 → 1956
Mar 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1979 → 1955
Tournaments
4
11 games
Score
4/ 1136.4%
3W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKenneth Fernandez1,867·109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship·R4·-12.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/3 | #94 | 1247 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #30 | 2002 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #12 | 2003 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2548 | +4.2 |
Worst Elo result: 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship (-25.6 Elo, finished #94).
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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