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Kittilsen, Guy
🇺🇸FIDE 2068990· Male· United States of America· Born in 1954
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Guy Kittilsen, a 72-year-old American player, is rated 1693. He has fluctuated between 1693 and 1760 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V OPEN IRT CENTRAL CHESS CLUB U1800 STANDARD, V IRT STANDARD CATEGORIA MENOR A 2200 CUENCA 2026, and IRT STANDARD CATEGORIA MENOR A 2200 DE RATING FIDE. Also played 2 rapid (including PRIMER TORNEO IRT ABIERTO RAPIDAS VALIDO PARA ELO FIDE) and 4 blitz events (including IV OPEN IRT CENTRAL CHESS CLUB BLITZ) recently. He took a 31-month break between Feb 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1784 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd1686·Blz1731
All-time high
1784
−91 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#112,265
#112,265 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
76th American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1721
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1657 → 1784
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1784
at age 70 · −91 from today
Mar 2024
2022
92nd American 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1662
Nov 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Nov 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1713 → 1693
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
15W3D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsDavid Josue Cardenas Encalada1,932·IRT STANDARD CATEGORIA MENOR A 2200 DE RATING FIDE·R6·+5.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsStalin David Ordonez Velecela1,486·IRT STANDARD CATEGORIA MENOR A 2200 DE RATING FIDE·R2·-15.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #21 | 2434 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #21 | 2364 | -14.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 2013 | +11.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/1 | #10 | 2769 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/4 | #8 | 1800 | -11.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,390
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#13,536
in continent
World
#112,262
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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Europe
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