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Bailey, Alex
🇺🇸FIDE 39904105· Male· United States of America· Born in 1979
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Alex Bailey, a 47-year-old American player, is rated 1605. He has slipped back 133 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Challenger 2026, 1st Icon Chiang Mai Standard Chess Tournament 2026, and 2nd The Rooky Mini-Open 2025 - Standard Challenger. Also played 1 rapid (including 12th Icon Chiang Mai Rapid Chess 2025) and 1 blitz events (including BCC FIDE Blitz August 2025) recently. He took a 17-month break between May 2024 and Nov 2025. His peak of 1738 was reached at age 45 (May 2024).
Current rating
1605
Standard
Rpd1506·Blz1646
All-time high
1738
−133 pts below
May 2024 · age 45
May 2024 · age 45
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#144,505
#144,505 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
71st American 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1738
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 45
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 45
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 45
May 2024
All-time peak 1738
at age 45 · −133 from today
May 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1738 → returned at 1684
May 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-133
1738 → 1605
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
12/ 2254.5%
10W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #46 | 1558 | -39.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #18 | 1737 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/3 | #28 | 2314 | -49.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,231
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#17,844
in continent
World
#144,493
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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