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Slive, Alex
🇺🇸FIDE 30917484· Male· United States of America· Born in 1953
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Alex Slive, a 73-year-old American player, is rated 1749 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +70 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - U2100 and 8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions. He took a 17-month break between Mar 2024 and Sep 2025.
Current rating
1749
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1749
at best
Nov 2025 · age 72
Nov 2025 · age 72
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#92,738
#92,738 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
59th American 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1749
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1749
at age 72
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+214 Elo)
1465 → 1679
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1679 → returned at 1699
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Championsperf 1955 (+256) · 2.5/5 · #31
Top opponent
Evolution
+70
1679 → 1749
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
4W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1885 | +50.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #31 | 1955 | +20.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,725
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#10,936
in continent
World
#92,737
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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