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Starkman, Eric

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FIDEFIDE 30914370· Male· United States of America· Born in 2000

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Eric Starkman, a 26-year-old American player, is rated 1936 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +76 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Great Lakes Festival, 2025 Illinois Open - Major, and 33rd Annual Southern Open - Major. He took a 30-month break between Dec 2018 and Jul 2021 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #98 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1936

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1859

All-time high

1936

at best
Jun 2026 · age 26

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#39,667

#39,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 1936
at age 26
Jun 2026
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 23
Oct 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 22
Aug 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 22
Apr 2022
2021
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Nov 2021
2019
98th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1796
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
33rd Annual Southern Open - Major
perf 2171 (+264) · 3/5 · #6
Top opponent
vs Jennifer Perez RodriguezWGM 2,188
33rd Annual Southern Open - Major · Jul 2025 · +16.7 Elo
Evolution
+67
1869 → 1936
Tournaments
6
34 games
Score
18/ 3452.9%
16W4D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJennifer Perez RodriguezWGM2,188·33rd Annual Southern Open - Major·R3·+16.7
2.[W]vsAnshul Shetty2,156·2025 Illinois Open - Major·R4·+15.6
3.[W]vsRohit Guha2,155·2025 Illinois Open - Major·R5·+15.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open - U2300
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/7#111951+5.0
2026 Great Lakes Festival
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/3#212953-2.8
2025 Illinois Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/8#202077+26.8
33rd Annual Southern Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/5#62171+37.8
2025 Chicago Summer Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jun 20252/5#181928-0.4
18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jun 20252/4#221958+9.2

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,107
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,323
in continent
World
#39,666
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,732
6
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7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1107🇺🇸Starkman, Eric1,936
Americas
1
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2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
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2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
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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
...
4323🇺🇸Starkman, Eric1,936
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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39666🇺🇸Starkman, Eric1,936