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WB
Wheat, Bob
🇺🇸FIDE 30913640· Male· United States of America· Born in 1956
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Bob Wheat, a 70-year-old American player, is rated 1801 — just 17 short of his peak of 1818 (Mar 2024, age 68). He is currently in the 1800–1850 range. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen and 42. Oberfraenkische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019) and 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1801
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1818
−17 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,019
#76,019 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1696 → 1818
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1818
at age 68 · −17 from today
Mar 2024
2022
84th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1696
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1786 → 1801
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
4W9D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #186 | 1827 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/8 | #44 | 1816 | +5.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,162
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#8,769
in continent
World
#76,019
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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