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Smith, Roger
🇺🇸FIDE 30901472· Male· United States of America· Born in 1969
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Roger Smith, a 57-year-old American player, is rated 1828. He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7, 2025 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-3, and 2025 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 5-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including GM Sam Shankland Special Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 40 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1936 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2014).
Current rating
1828
Standard
Rpd1945·Blz1783
All-time high
1936
−108 pts below
Oct 2014 · age 45
Oct 2014 · age 45
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,784
#67,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Jul 2025
63rd American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1877
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 55
Nov 2024
39th American 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1902
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1792 → 1902
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1805 → 1828
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
9.5/ 1950.0%
8W3D8L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsHector Viadiu-Ilarraza1,831·2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 4-7·R1·+10.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHector Viadiu-Ilarraza1,815·2025 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon - 2000 and Over Round 1-4·R4·-9.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2604 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #18 | 1645 | -14.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #5 | 2085 | +21.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #18 | 1760 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 1962 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/3 | #27 | 1595 | -14.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,930
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7,685
in continent
World
#67,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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