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Back, Jeff

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FIDEFIDE 2615711· Male· Canada· Born in 1970

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Jeff Back, a 56-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1908 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2017–2019) and 86 months (2019–2026).

Current rating

1908

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1908

at best
Jun 2026 · age 56

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#46,150

#46,150 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
13th Canadian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1908
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1908
at age 56
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Jun 2026
2021
22nd Canadian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1813
Feb 2021
2019
Inactive for 86 months
paused at 1813 → returned at 1908
Mar 2019
16th Canadian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1836
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Riyaan Lakhani 1,926
2026 Ontario Open U2200 · May 2026 · +10.5 Elo
Evolution
+20
1888 → 1908
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRiyaan Lakhani1,926·2026 Ontario Open U2200·R5·+10.5
2.[W]vsDavid Hemphrey1,807·2026 Ontario Open U2200·R6·+7.2
3.[W]vsAlex Li1,723·2026 Ontario Open U2200·R2·+5.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsTom Gribilas1,857·2026 Ontario Open U2200·R1·-11.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ontario Open U2200
Swiss
May 20264.5/7#81937+20.0

Rankings

/
Canada
#352
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#5,089
in continent
World
#46,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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9
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2,419
10
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...
352🇨🇦Back, Jeff1,908
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
5089🇨🇦Back, Jeff1,908
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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46149🇨🇦Back, Jeff1,908