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Cruz, Alex
🇺🇸FIDE 30913853· Male· United States of America· Born in 1994
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Alex Cruz, a 32-year-old American player, is rated 1721. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 National Open - Under 2300, 2025 National Open, and Luis Salinas 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Amateur. He had 2 career breaks: 84 months (2017–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1756 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1721
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1756
−35 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 30
Mar 2024 · age 30
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#102,322
#102,322 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+163 Elo)
1593 → 1756
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 30
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1756
at age 30 · −35 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1756 → returned at 1743
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 84 months
paused at 1593 → returned at 1756
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
1743 → 1721
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
4.5/ 1237.5%
4W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #97 | 1030 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/4 | #128 | 1216 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 1709 | -12.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,046
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#12,189
in continent
World
#102,321
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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