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Griggs, Walker

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FIDEFIDE 2067552· Male· United States of America· Born in 1996

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Walker Griggs, a 30-year-old American player, is rated 2237 and sitting in the top 5% of American players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 61-month break between Dec 2019 and Feb 2025 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 2026 Cardinal Open - Elite and 2025 Ohio Chess Congress. His peak of 2310 was reached at age 19 (Mar 2015).

At junior level, he reached World #73 in U16 and #7 and #18 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2237

Standard

Rpd2259·Blz2232

All-time high

2310

−73 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 19

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#245 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
76th American 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 2255
Sep 2025
2019
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 2238 → returned at 2255
Dec 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 20
Dec 2016
2015
7th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2310
Apr 2015
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
2238 → 2310
Mar 2015
Crossed 2300
at age 19
Mar 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Benjamin Lin 1,989
2025 Ohio Chess Congress · Aug 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-18
2255 → 2237
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsBenjamin Lin1,989·2025 Ohio Chess Congress·R3·+3.7
2.[W]vsAndre Yang1,880·2026 Cardinal Open - Elite·R5·+2.3
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDalton PerrineFM2,162·2025 Ohio Chess Congress·R4·-12.4
2.[L]vsJianchao ZhouGM2,589·2026 Cardinal Open - Elite·R4·-2.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Cardinal Open - Elite
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/3#172076-8.8
2025 Ohio Chess Congress
Swiss
Aug 20251/2#322076-9.0

Rankings

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United States of America
#245
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#706
in continent
World
#6,381
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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245🇺🇸Griggs, Walker2,237
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
706🇺🇸Griggs, Walker2,237
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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6381🇺🇸Griggs, Walker2,237