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Carlson, Stephen Lee
🇺🇸FIDE 39993094· Male· United States of America· Born in 1983
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Stephen Lee Carlson, a 43-year-old American player, is rated 1652. He has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include CCC ALTO Spring 2026 - U1900, 2025 North Carolina Open - U1800, and CCC ALTO Fall 2025 - U1900. His peak of 1729 was reached at age 42 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1652
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1729
−77 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 42
Dec 2025 · age 42
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,492
#127,492 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
All-time peak 1729
at age 42 · −77 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Nov 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1728 · at age 42
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-76
1728 → 1652
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
5W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #26 | 1469 | -49.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #29 | 1695 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #6 | 1700 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#3,870
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#15,554
in continent
World
#127,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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