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Thornton, Christian

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FIDEFIDE 30967821· Male· United States of America· Born in 1999

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Christian Thornton, a 27-year-old American player, is rated 1762. He has fluctuated between 1744 and 1808 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Annual Chess For Cure - Open, 2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Elite, and 5th Annual Old Line Open - Championship. His peak of 1808 was reached at age 26 (Dec 2025).

Current rating

1762

Standard

Rpd1830·Blz—

All-time high

1808

−46 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 26

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#88,511

#88,511 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1808
at age 26 · −46 from today
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1630 → 1794
Oct 2024
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Jul 2021
First FIDE rating
1644 · at age 22
Jul 2021

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
19th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major
perf 1948 (+186) · 2/5 · #20
Top opponent
vs Shiv Karthik Srinivasan 1,903
2026 Cardinal Open - Elite · Jan 2026 · +12.7 Elo
Evolution
-34
1796 → 1762
Tournaments
7
30 games
Score
10.5/ 3035.0%
9W3D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
19th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jun 20262/5#201948+9.2
71st Annual Maryland Open - Championship
Swiss
May 20260/2#561258-6.4
3rd Annual Chess For Cure - Open
Swiss
Apr 20262/4#91821+2.2
2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Elite
Swiss
Apr 20260.5/4#361398-36.8
5th Annual Old Line Open - Championship
Swiss
Mar 20261/4#221772-4.8
2026 Cardinal Open - Elite
Swiss
Jan 20262/5#1418580.0
2025 November Parma Club Championship - Open Section
Swiss
Nov 20253/1#82681+12.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Elite (-36.8 Elo, finished #36).

Rankings

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United States of America
#2,604
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#10,355
in continent
World
#88,509
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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2,792
1
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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
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10355🇺🇸Thornton, Christian1,762
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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