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Chang, SW
🇺🇸FIDE 39959260· Male· United States of America· Born in 1955
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SW Chang, a 71-year-old American player, is rated 1724. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions and 34th Annual Chicago Open - U2300. His peak of 1790 was reached at age 69 (Aug 2024).
Current rating
1724
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1790
−66 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 69
Aug 2024 · age 69
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#101,331
#101,331 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
80th American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1724
May 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1790
at age 69 · −66 from today
Aug 2024
First FIDE rating
1790 · at age 69
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Championsperf 1836 (+112) · 2.5/5 · #32
Evolution
-18
1742 → 1724
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
2W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsHoward H Lederer1,785·8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions·R2·-16.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #32 | 1836 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 1/5 | #123 | 1595 | -47.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,016
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#12,062
in continent
World
#101,330
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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