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Harper, Ryan
FM🇹🇹FIDE 7700156· Male· Trinidad and Tobago· Born in 1977
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Ryan Harper, a 49-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2085 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Qualifier #1 (North) 2026, 2026 Sittu Chess Championship - Group A, and Paladins SBM Open 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including National Rapid 2025) and 4 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 1st Night Blitz) recently. His peak of 2309 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2018); he also reached #1 nationally in Jan 2006 and spent 89 months as #1, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.
Competes for Trinidad and Tobago since Aug 2013. Awarded FM in 2001 (age 24).
Current rating
2085
Standard
Rpd2174·Blz2014
All-time high
2309
−224 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 41
Jan 2018 · age 41
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,819 · players worldwide · of 216,808
89 months in #1 nationally (2006–2018)
89 months in #1 nationally (2006–2018)
Career timeline
26 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Apr 2024
2023
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2266
Jun 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 45
Jul 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 43
Feb 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 42
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
2131 → 2085
Tournaments
8
65 games
Score
37.5/ 6557.7%
30W15D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2139 | +12.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/9 | #10 | 2000 | -22.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #3 | 1983 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #7 | 1964 | -15.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2050 | +5.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 7/10 | #3 | 2154 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #19 | 2013 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #57 | 2104 | -9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoshua JohnsonFM
🇹🇹TTO·2220
+17 −23 =10
50 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHayden Lee
🇹🇹TTO·1816
+45 −2 =1
48 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKevin CupidFM
🇹🇹TTO·2151
+22 −17 =7
46 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMarcus JosephFM
🇹🇹TTO·2125
+25 −16 =5
46 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAdrian Winter AtwellFM
🇹🇹TTO·2111
+21 −10 =13
44 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Trinidad and Tobago
#10
out of 182 players
Americas
#1,758
in continent
World
#16,819
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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