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Slaton Jr, Hershel
🇺🇸FIDE 30952964· Male· United States of America· Born in 1948
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Hershel Slaton Jr, a 78-year-old American player, is rated 1552 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Tulane Classic, 2026 New Orleans Carnival Classic, and Lafayette Open 2025 National Chess Day.
Current rating
1552
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1552
at best
May 2026 · age 78
May 2026 · age 78
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#164,650
#164,650 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
58th American 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1552
May 2026
All-time peak 1552
at age 78
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 78
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 78
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 78
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1525 · at age 78
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1525 → 1552
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
6.5/ 2427.1%
6W1D17L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #49 | 1050 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #29 | 1434 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #8 | 947 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #82 | 1026 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/2 | #29 | 1013 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,555
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#20,221
in continent
World
#164,627
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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