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Olson, David
🇺🇸FIDE 2054850· Male· United States of America· Born in 1945
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David Olson, a 81-year-old American player, is rated 1450. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7 and 2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-3. His peak of 1722 was reached at age 67 (Oct 2012).
Current rating
1450
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1722
−272 pts below
Oct 2012 · age 67
Oct 2012 · age 67
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#203,985
#203,985 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
22nd American 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1450
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+322 Elo)
1125 → 1447
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 79
Mar 2024
2022
24th American 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1232
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1240 → returned at 1229
Mar 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 72
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1430 → 1450
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsAnthony Patrick Carion1,552·2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7·R3·-7.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #33 | 752 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2355 | +26.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRenate Otterbach
🇺🇸USA·1417
+5 −5 =1
11 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAlbert Starr
🇺🇸USA·1605
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsNick Casares
🇺🇸USA
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJerry Morgan
🇺🇸USA·1660
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsJackie Cowgill
🇺🇸USA·1521
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,970
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#24,221
in continent
World
#203,798
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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