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Ladson, Preston

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FIDEFIDE 30905508· Male· United States of America· Born in 1950

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Preston Ladson, a 76-year-old American player, is rated 1711 — just 1 short of his peak of 1712 (Aug 2025, age 75). He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 14th Annual Chesapeake Open - U2000, 53rd Annual World Open - U2000, and 15th Annual World Open Senior Amateur.

Current rating

1711

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1712

−1 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 75

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#105,728

#105,728 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
39th American 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1711
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1712
at age 75 · −1 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1447 → 1707
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 73
Aug 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 73
Aug 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rene Phillips 1,904
15th Annual World Open Senior Amateur · Jun 2025 · +15.0 Elo
Evolution
+37
1674 → 1711
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
5W7D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel Hayon1,850·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R7·-6.2
2.[L]vsHema VikasWCM1,856·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R4·-6.1
3.[L]vsKarl DehmeltFM2,054·15th Annual World Open Senior Amateur·R4·-2.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
14th Annual Chesapeake Open - U2000
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/1#332460-1.4
53rd Annual World Open - U2000
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/8#541749+15.6
15th Annual World Open Senior Amateur
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/4#132098+22.6

Rankings

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United States of America
#3,180
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#12,654
in continent
World
#105,726
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,718
8
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
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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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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10
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