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Ford, Clifton P

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FIDEFIDE 30919487· Male· United States of America· Born in 1953

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Clifton P Ford, a 73-year-old American player, is rated 1727. He has slipped back 94 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 60th American Open - Expert and 53rd Annual World Open - U2000. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2019) and 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1847 was reached at age 71 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1727

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1847

−120 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#100,323

#100,323 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
43rd American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1834
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1745 → 1847
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1847
at age 71 · −120 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1745 → returned at 1847
Feb 2020
2019
58th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1803
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gideon Sunjay Richard 1,532
53rd Annual World Open - U2000 · Jul 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-94
1821 → 1727
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
3/ 1323.1%
1W4D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRobert D Martin1,699·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R4·-12.5
2.[L]vsAndy Zhong1,656·60th American Open - Expert·R3·-12.0
3.[L]vsAdvait Upadrasta1,738·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R6·-11.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
60th American Open - Expert
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/7#501446-60.4
53rd Annual World Open - U2000
Open Swiss
Jul 20251.5/5#1421563-33.8
Worst Elo result: 60th American Open - Expert (-60.4 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

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United States of America
#2,985
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#11,947
in continent
World
#100,322
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
2985🇺🇸Ford, Clifton P1,727
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
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.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
11947🇺🇸Ford, Clifton P1,727
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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100322🇺🇸Ford, Clifton P1,727