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Melville, Cailen
🇺🇸FIDE 2061945· Male· United States of America· Born in 1990
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Cailen Melville, a 36-year-old American player, is rated 1765. He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 5-7, 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-4, and 2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 October Mechanics' Weekend - Rapid 1800 and Over) and 4 blitz events (including 2026 February Mechanics Blitz #2 - 1800 and Over) recently. He took a 25-month break between Jun 2013 and Aug 2015. His peak of 1931 was reached at age 26 (Aug 2016).
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd1865·Blz1764
All-time high
1931
−166 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 26
Aug 2016 · age 26
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#87,543
#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+49 Elo
Feb 2026
2018
100 career games
at age 28
Apr 2018
2016
All-time peak 1931
at age 26 · −166 from today
Aug 2016
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1735 → 1917
Jun 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Mar 2016
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+37
1728 → 1765
Tournaments
12
40 games
Score
17/ 4042.5%
15W6D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2010 | +6.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/4 | #13 | 1852 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #21 | 1039 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #10 | 1914 | +15.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #16 | 1633 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #24 | 1785 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #16 | 1787 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #7 | 1906 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #13 | 1956 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #13 | 1712 | -5.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 5-7 (-16.0 Elo, finished #21).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael Walder
🇺🇸USA·1850
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsElliott WinslowIM
🇺🇸USA·1976
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMichael Askin
🇺🇸USA·1955
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsJayden Xu
🇺🇸USA·1804
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsGuy Argo
🇺🇸USA·1825
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
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United States of America
#2,576
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#10,229
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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