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FK
Frieden, Ken
🇺🇸FIDE 30904617· Male· United States of America· Born in 1955
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Ken Frieden, a 71-year-old American player, is rated 1772. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 63 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: 14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - U2100 and 33rd annual Eastern Class - Expert. His peak of 1968 was reached at age 63 (Apr 2018).
Current rating
1772
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1968
−196 pts below
Apr 2018 · age 63
Apr 2018 · age 63
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#85,197
#85,197 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
63rd American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1772
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1875 → 1912
Aug 2024
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1853 → returned at 1804
Oct 2023
43rd American 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1875
Sep 2023
2018
52nd American 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1968
Dec 2018
All-time peak 1968
at age 63 · −196 from today
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1774 → 1772
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #27 | 1924 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,491
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#9,921
in continent
World
#85,195
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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