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Vigil, Eric
🇺🇸FIDE 30911702· Male· United States of America· Born in 1966
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Eric Vigil, a 60-year-old American player, is rated 1638 — just 8 short of his peak of 1646 (Feb 2026, age 60). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 89-month break between Aug 2018 and Feb 2026. Recent appearances: 2026 March Vigil's Iowa City Swiss and 2026 Captain Vigil's Chess Festival Evening Invitational. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 Captain Vigil's Chess Festival Invitational Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1638
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1648
All-time high
1646
−8 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 60
Feb 2026 · age 60
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#132,679
#132,679 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1646
at age 60 · −8 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 58
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Mar 2024
2018
Crossed 1400
at age 52
Aug 2018
Inactive for 89 months
paused at 1402 → returned at 1646
Aug 2018
First FIDE rating
1402 · at age 52
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1641 → 1638
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
1.5/ 916.7%
0W4D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 1507 | -8.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1688 | +5.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,023
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#16,286
in continent
World
#132,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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