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Rachlin, Paul
🇺🇸FIDE 2053764· Male· United States of America· Born in 1961
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Paul Rachlin, a 65-year-old American player, is rated 1788. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Marshall Chess Club Senior Championship, 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - U2100, and 55th annual Continental Open - U2100. He had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2017), 54 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1900 was reached at age 53 (Oct 2014).
Current rating
1788
Standard
Rpd1913·Blz1886
All-time high
1900
−112 pts below
Oct 2014 · age 53
Oct 2014 · age 53
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#80,061
#80,061 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1822 → 1893
Mar 2024
2022
58th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1822
May 2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1822 → returned at 1893
May 2022
2017
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1820 → returned at 1822
Oct 2017
99th American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1834
Apr 2017
2016
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1834 → returned at 1820
May 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
1832 → 1788
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
5W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #17 | 1791 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #51 | 1848 | -26.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #26 | 1698 | -16.8 |
Worst Elo result: 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - U2100 (-26.6 Elo, finished #51).
Rankings
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United States of America
#2,296
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#9,283
in continent
World
#80,060
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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