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Smith, Lindon
🇺🇸FIDE 39987647· Male· United States of America· Born in 1960
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Lindon Smith, a 66-year-old American player, is rated 1490. He has fluctuated between 1490 and 1522 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 240 C Sizzler, King George III International, and Semper Fi 250th Anniversary (of USMC). Also played 6 blitz events (including Sunset Showdown) recently. His peak of 1522 was reached at age 66 (Jan 2026).
Current rating
1490
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1480
All-time high
1522
−32 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 66
Jan 2026 · age 66
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#189,559
#189,559 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Crossed 1500
at age 66
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1522
at age 66 · −32 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 65
Dec 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 65
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1497 · at age 65
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1497 → 1490
Tournaments
7
29 games
Score
6/ 2920.7%
7W2D20L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #7 | 997 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/3 | #9 | 964 | -22.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | 1963 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1944 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 864 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/4 | #6 | 1442 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/2 | #11 | 844 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,884
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#22,859
in continent
World
#189,487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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