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Adams, Stephen

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FIDEFIDE 30967317· Male· United States of America· Born in 1997

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Stephen Adams, a 29-year-old American player, is rated 2051 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 AGCA Championship - Spring Edition, 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master, and 2025 U.S. Masters. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2097 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2023).

Current rating

2051

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2139

All-time high

2097

−46 pts below
Jan 2023 · age 26

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,658 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jul 2023
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
2035 → 2097
Jan 2023
All-time peak 2097
at age 26 · −46 from today
Jan 2023
2021
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Jun 2021
2020
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Jan 2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1990 → returned at 2031
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Benjamin DefromontIM 2,376
2025 U.S. Masters · Nov 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-14
2065 → 2051
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
8/ 2040.0%
5W6D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 AGCA Championship - Spring Edition
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/2#231720-18.4
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#632075-1.0
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/9#1692095+1.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 AGCA Championship - Spring Edition (-18.4 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#607
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,160
in continent
World
#20,658
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
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
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2,724
7
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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
...
607🇺🇸Adams, Stephen2,051
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
...
2160🇺🇸Adams, Stephen2,051
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
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
20658🇺🇸Adams, Stephen2,051