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Bale, Shawn
🇺🇸FIDE 39924963· Male· United States of America· Born in 1986
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Shawn Bale, a 40-year-old American player, is rated 1783. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reverse Angle 151, CCC Tuesday Night Action 130 - Top, and CCC Tuesday Night Action 129 - Top Round 5. Also played 4 rapid events (including CCC Wednesday Action Quads 138 - A) recently. His peak of 1898 was reached at age 38 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1783
Standard
Rpd1708·Blz1812
All-time high
1898
−115 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 38
Nov 2024 · age 38
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#81,699
#81,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
100 career games
at age 38
Dec 2024
69th American 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1898
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+326 Elo)
1572 → 1898
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1898
at age 38 · −115 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Jun 2024
7-month rising streak
+263 Elo
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1788 → 1783
Tournaments
12
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
10W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #14 | 1868 | +3.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 1766 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #12 | 1773 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 1813 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #24 | 1050 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #14 | 1825 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #11 | 1698 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2470 | +14.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2465 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #27 | 1900 | +6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatrick McCartney
🇺🇸USA·1864
+6 −5 =2
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsSmayan Ammasani
🇺🇸USA·1812
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsChristopher Williams
🇺🇸USA·1747
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKishan Karthigeyan
🇺🇸USA·1990
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsSteve Paul Alappatt
🇺🇸USA·1930
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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United States of America
#2,398
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#9,502
in continent
World
#81,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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