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Merrikin, David

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FIDEFIDE 30958091· Male· United States of America· Born in 1982

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David Merrikin, a 44-year-old American player, is rated 1799 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Apr 2024 and Oct 2025. Recent appearance: 75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over.

Current rating

1799

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1799

at best
Jun 2026 · age 44

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#76,691

#76,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
81st American 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1799
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1799
at age 44
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Apr 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1798 → returned at 1785
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period

Activity & highlights

Best result
75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over
perf 1897 (+112) · 2.5/5 · #42
Top opponent
vs Nikhil Ramkumar 1,901
75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over · Aug 2025 · +26.4 Elo
Evolution
+1
1798 → 1799
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
5W2D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHayul Lim1,862·75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over·R6·-15.6
2.[L]vsJesse Hutton1,900·75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over·R4·-13.6
3.[L]vsYogi Saputra1,983·75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over·R2·-9.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Washington Open - Premier (U1800)
Swiss
May 20263.5/3#132425+14.4
75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/5#421897-13.2

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,222
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,826
in continent
World
#76,690
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
2222🇺🇸Merrikin, David1,799
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸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
...
8826🇺🇸Merrikin, David1,799
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
76690🇺🇸Merrikin, David1,799