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Frieden, Ken

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FIDEFIDE 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 took a 63-month break between Apr 2018 and Aug 2023 (COVID-19 included). 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

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#85,100

#85,100 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
63rd American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1772
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1853 → 1912
Oct 2024
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
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 1968 → returned at 1875
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hanon W Russell 1,828
33rd annual Eastern Class - Expert · Jun 2025 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
-32
1804 → 1772
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W4D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - U2100
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/3#271924-2.0
33rd annual Eastern Class - Expert
Open Swiss
Jun 20251.5/4#251669-29.6
Worst Elo result: 33rd annual Eastern Class - Expert (-29.6 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

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United States of America
#2,453
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#9,936
in continent
World
#85,099
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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2453🇺🇸Frieden, Ken1,772
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
9936🇺🇸Frieden, Ken1,772
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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85099🇺🇸Frieden, Ken1,772