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Clifton, Alexander J

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FIDEFIDE 39908690· Male· United States of America· Born in 1995

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Alexander J Clifton, a 31-year-old American player, is rated 1532 — just 15 short of his peak of 1547 (Dec 2025, age 30). He is climbing fast, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vrsovicky jarni open 2026 r1, FIDE Open Na Smetance 2026 r1-3, and Vrsovicky podzimni open 2025 r9. Also played 8 rapid (including Vlastimil Hort Tournament 2025) and 3 blitz events (including PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - H blitz tournament) recently.

Current rating

1532

Standard

Rpd1542·Blz1437

All-time high

1547

−15 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 30

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#172,387

#172,387 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
All-time peak 1547
at age 30 · −15 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 30
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+403 Elo)
1033 → 1436
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 29
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 29
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Feb 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
SUMMER PRAGUE OPEN 2025 - B - FIDE open
perf 1744 (+238) · 4.5/8 · #43
Top opponent
vs Petr Mach 1,794
Vrsovicky podzimni open 2025 r1-4 · Oct 2025 · +16.3 Elo
Evolution
+105
1427 → 1532
Tournaments
10
39 games
Score
15/ 3938.5%
12W6D21L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Vrsovicky jarni open 2026 r1
Swiss
Apr 20260/1#371038-3.0
FIDE Open Na Smetance 2026 r1-3
Swiss
Apr 20261/2#581683-6.8
Vrsovicky podzimni open 2025 r9
Swiss
Dec 20250/1#32858-6.8
Prebor OAZY 2025 - podzim r8-9
Swiss
Dec 20251/2#161669+6.6
Prebor OAZY 2025 - podzim r4-7
Swiss
Nov 20252/3#361762-1.0

Rankings

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United States of America
#4,652
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#21,102
in continent
World
#172,351
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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4652🇺🇸Clifton, Alexander J1,532
Americas
1
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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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
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21102🇺🇸Clifton, Alexander J1,532
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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172351🇺🇸Clifton, Alexander J1,532