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Bunch, Cliff
🇺🇸FIDE 2041375· Male· United States of America· Born in 1963
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Cliff Bunch, a 63-year-old American player, is rated 1781. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 21 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May Clutch City Open, 2026 Lone Star Open - U2000, and 2025 Houston Open. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2016–2017), 16 months (2017–2019) and 12 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1908 was reached at age 52 (May 2015).
Current rating
1781
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1908
−127 pts below
May 2015 · age 52
May 2015 · age 52
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#82,325
#82,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1779 → 1842
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
76th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1737
Jan 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1779 → returned at 1765
Aug 2022
53rd American 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1795
Apr 2022
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1791 → 1781
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
6W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 1935 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #17 | 1503 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #74 | 859 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 1937 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #23 | 2629 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/4 | #15 | 1690 | -11.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,415
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#9,582
in continent
World
#82,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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