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Steger, Eric
🇺🇸FIDE 2067978· Male· United States of America· Born in 1969
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Eric Steger, a 57-year-old American player, is rated 1845. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-4, 2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7, and 17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2016–2018) and 72 months (2019–2025). His peak of 1919 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2016).
Current rating
1845
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1919
−74 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 47
Jan 2016 · age 47
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,840
#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
42nd American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1909
Sep 2025
2020
74th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1861
Dec 2020
2019
Inactive for 72 months
paused at 1861 → returned at 1909
Jan 2019
2016
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1853 → returned at 1859
Aug 2016
100 career games
at age 47
Aug 2016
58th American 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1919
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-64
1909 → 1845
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
4.5/ 1334.6%
4W1D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsCailen Melville1,773·2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3·R3·-12.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #26 | 1101 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | 1787 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #75 | 1788 | -7.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/3 | #23 | 1082 | -32.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #28 | 1909 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3 (-32.0 Elo, finished #23).
Rankings
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United States of America
#1,763
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7,061
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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