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Craig, Aaron
🇺🇸FIDE 30985242· Male· United States of America· Born in 1989
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Aaron Craig, a 37-year-old American player, is rated 1640 — just 23 short of his peak of 1663 (Mar 2024, age 35). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 43-month break between Apr 2022 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: 2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial.
Current rating
1640
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1663
−23 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35
Mar 2024 · age 35
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#131,960
#131,960 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 35
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1663
at age 35 · −23 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1401 → 1438
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1438 → returned at 1640
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1663 → 1640
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0.5/ 316.7%
0W1D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsIsaac Hart Statz1,795·2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial·R1·-5.8
2.[L]vsMatthew Chan1,878·2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial·R4·-4.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/3 | #81 | 1491 | -23.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial (-23.2 Elo, finished #81).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,999
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#16,187
in continent
World
#131,954
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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