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Both, Aaron
🇨🇦FIDE 2611856· Male· Canada· Born in 1987
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Aaron Both, a 39-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1939. He has fluctuated between 1907 and 1965 over the past 2 years. 36 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A, 2026 Blitz Bishops January Take5, and 2025 Blitz Bishops' Take 5 - Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Montreal Open Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 Montreal Open Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 25 months (2013–2015), 22 months (2017–2019), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1983 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2017).
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd1900·Blz1883
All-time high
1983
−44 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 30
Mar 2017 · age 30
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,009
#39,009 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
20th Canadian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1965
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 38
Dec 2025
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1911 → returned at 1881
Oct 2022
2020
54th Canadian 20-35 player
at age 33 · rated 1963
Sep 2020
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1911
Oct 2019
2017
All-time peak 1983
at age 30 · −44 from today
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1937 → 1939
Tournaments
6
38 games
Score
19.5/ 3851.3%
17W5D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #96 | 1843 | -25.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 2307 | +21.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 2160 | +20.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #2 | 1892 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/7 | #35 | 1996 | +11.2 |
Worst Elo result: 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A (-25.0 Elo, finished #96).
Rankings
/
Canada
#274
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#4,242
in continent
World
#39,009
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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