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Cretsos, Alexander

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FIDEFIDE 30911982· Male· United States of America· Born in 1992

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Alexander Cretsos, a 34-year-old American player, is rated 1914. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 42 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2022–2024). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Elite, 34th Annual King's Island Open - Major, and 18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major. His peak of 1963 was reached at age 26 (Jul 2018).

Current rating

1914

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1963

−49 pts below
Jul 2018 · age 26

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#44,785

#44,785 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
1920 → 1952
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1920 → returned at 1952
Feb 2022
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Jul 2018
All-time peak 1963
at age 26 · −49 from today
Jul 2018
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1920
Jul 2018
First FIDE rating
1963 · at age 26
Jul 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jesse Ren 2,149
34th Annual King's Island Open - Major · Nov 2025 · +10.7 Elo
Evolution
-7
1921 → 1914
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Elite
Swiss
Apr 20261/3#331770-28.4
34th Annual King's Island Open - Major
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/3#442042+17.6
18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jun 20252/3#181940+3.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Elite (-28.4 Elo, finished #33).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,232
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#4,909
in continent
World
#44,785
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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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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1232🇺🇸Cretsos, Alexander1,914
Americas
1
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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
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2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
4909🇺🇸Cretsos, Alexander1,914
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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10
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44785🇺🇸Cretsos, Alexander1,914