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JD
Joelson, Dan
🇺🇸FIDE 30962714· Male· United States of America· Born in 1966
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Dan Joelson, a 60-year-old American player, is rated 2064 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Sep 2021 and Jan 2023. Recent appearance: 8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions. His peak of 2152 was reached at age 55 (Sep 2021).
Current rating
2064
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2152
−88 pts below
Sep 2021 · age 55
Sep 2021 · age 55
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Sep 2025
2022
10th American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2152
Apr 2022
2021
26th American 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2152
Dec 2021
All-time peak 2152
at age 55 · −88 from today
Sep 2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2152 → returned at 2129
Sep 2021
2019
Crossed 2100
at age 53
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
2090 → 2064
Tournaments
1
12 games
Score
3/ 1225.0%
5W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #19 | 1994 | -25.6 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions (-25.6 Elo, finished #19).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#566
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,996
in continent
World
#19,090
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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