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MacDonald, Gerald
🇺🇸FIDE 39946878· Male· United States of America· Born in 1974
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Gerald Macdonald, a 52-year-old American player, is rated 1715. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2026 Tulane Classic and 2025 Louisiana State Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 October Downriver Chess Classic) and 1 blitz events (including The Amtrak Open) recently. His peak of 1779 was reached at age 52 (Mar 2026).
Current rating
1715
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1779
−64 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 52
Mar 2026 · age 52
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#104,319
#104,319 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
93rd American 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1779
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 52
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 52
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1779
at age 52 · −64 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1779 · at age 52
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-64
1779 → 1715
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
3/ 1225.0%
2W2D8L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #25 | 1527 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #28 | 1771 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,123
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#12,459
in continent
World
#104,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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