Top 65+ Standard Chess Players in United States 🇺🇸
479 65+ active players in United States by Standard rating. #1 Larry Christiansen leads with 2,563 — 71 pts ahead of Gregory Kaidanov (2,492). This month's standout moves (top 50): Boris Tsynman led all gainers at +16 pts, while Arthur Ismakov saw the steepest fall at -52 pts.
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
Tsynman, BorisFollow Boris TsynmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,995
+16Botta, AlejandroCMFollow Alejandro BottaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,140
+11Gamble, JeffFollow Jeff GambleTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,127
+5Flop Movers
Ismakov, ArthurFollow Arthur IsmakovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,073
-52Jezierska, IvonaWFMFollow Ivona JezierskaTrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,996
-31Ross, Phillip E.Follow Phillip E. RossTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,064
-26RECENT UNITED STATES #1 · 2021 → 2026
20 distinct leaders across 25 years
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20212022202420252026
- ChristiansenJan 2021 → Jul 20233y
- De FirmianAug 2023 → Dec 20235mo
- KaidanovJan 2024 → Jul 20247mo
- ChristiansenAug 2024 → Jun 20262y
Christiansen5y · 2 reignsKaidanov7moDe Firmian5mo
Avg. top 10
Standard · Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
2,371-2
Avg. top 100
Standard · Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
2,057-10
Active players
Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
479+1
Rankings
Standard · Active · vs 1 month · 65+
# | Player | Standard↓ | Rapid | Blitz | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1▲21 | Christiansen, LarryGM · 70 yrsFollow Larry ChristiansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2563 | 2584 | — | 0 | 0 |
2▲42 | Kaidanov, GregoryGM · 67 yrsFollow Gregory KaidanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2492 | — | 2547 | +1 | 8 |
3▲102 | Ivanov, AlexanderGM · 70 yrsFollow Alexander IvanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2367 | — | 2497 | −10 | 5 |
4▲110 | De Firmian, NickGM · 69 yrsFollow Nick De FirmianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2365 | 2468 | 2410 | 0 | 0 |
5▲111 | Yermolinsky, AlexGM · 68 yrsFollow Alex YermolinskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2363 | 2520 | 2508 | 0 | 0 |
6▲116 | Matera, SalvatoreIM · 75 yrsFollow Salvatore MateraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2359 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
7▲146 | Gurevich, DmitryGM · 70 yrsFollow Dmitry GurevichTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2324 | 2427 | 2506 | 0 | 0 |
8▲163 | Kudrin, SergeyGM · 67 yrsFollow Sergey KudrinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2298 | — | — | −2 | 5 |
9▲171 | Fedorowicz, JohnGM · 68 yrsFollow John FedorowiczTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2295 | — | 2153 | 0 | 0 |
10▲181 | Vucic, MladenIM · 71 yrsFollow Mladen VucicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2285 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
11▲208 | Ginsburg, MarkIM · 67 yrsFollow Mark GinsburgTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2262 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
12▲211 | Del Faro, Christian · 69 yrsFollow Christian Del FaroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2261 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
13▲211 | Lucky, DavidFM · 66 yrsFollow David LuckyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2261 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
14▲217 | Shapiro, DanielFM · 71 yrsFollow Daniel ShapiroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2255 | 2218 | 2144 | 0 | 0 |
15▲233 | Tarjan, JamesGM · 74 yrsFollow James TarjanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2227 | — | — | −8 | 4 |
16▲252 | Rohde, MichaelGM · 67 yrsFollow Michael RohdeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2207 | 2293 | 2183 | 0 | 0 |
17▲254 | Frankle, Jon · 71 yrsFollow Jon FrankleTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2206 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
18▲264 | Kaufman, LawrenceGM · 79 yrsFollow Lawrence KaufmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2197 | — | 2134 | −5 | 5 |
19▲295 | Hernandez Torres, JoseFM · 67 yrsFollow Jose Hernandez TorresTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2187 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
20▲303 | Castaneda, NelsonFM · 68 yrsFollow Nelson CastanedaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2186 | — | — | +3 | 3 |
21▲314 | Knutson, Erik · 67 yrsFollow Erik KnutsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2171 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
22▲315 | Cline, John · 70 yrsFollow John ClineTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2170 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
23▲361 | Taylor, TimothyIM · 73 yrsFollow Timothy TaylorTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2140 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
24▲380 | Botta, AlejandroCM · 66 yrsFollow Alejandro BottaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2140 | — | 2074 | +11 | 8 |
25▲398 | Gamble, Jeff · 67 yrsFollow Jeff GambleTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2127 | — | 2041 | +5 | 3 |
26▲415 | Cicovacki, Predrag · 66 yrsFollow Predrag CicovackiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2111 | 2158 | 2116 | 0 | 0 |
27▲432 | Braunlich, Tom · 68 yrsFollow Tom BraunlichTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2101 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
28▲435 | Maymin, Zakhar · 77 yrsFollow Zakhar MayminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2099 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
29▲451 | Roll, Craig · 68 yrsFollow Craig RollTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2095 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
30▲456 | Kelson, RichardFM · 71 yrsFollow Richard KelsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2094 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
31▲476 | Dolgitser, KonstantinFM · 69 yrsFollow Konstantin DolgitserTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2091 | — | — | +5 | 9 |
32▲463 | Malpert, Rodney · 66 yrsFollow Rodney MalpertTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2090 | 2309 | — | 0 | 0 |
33▲463 | Carswell, Herb · 66 yrsFollow Herb CarswellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2090 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
34▲494 | Bonin, JayIM · 71 yrsFollow Jay BoninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2078 | 2138 | 2088 | −1 | 4 |
35▲503 | Ziatdinov, RasetGM · 68 yrsFollow Raset ZiatdinovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2075 | 2380 | 2220 | 0 | 0 |
36 | Ismakov, Arthur · 65 yrsFollow Arthur IsmakovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2073 | 2153 | 2022 | −52 | 2 |
37▲507 | Markzon, GregoryFM · 77 yrsFollow Gregory MarkzonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2067 | — | — | −4 | 9 |
38▲459 | Ross, Phillip E. · 70 yrsFollow Phillip E. RossTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2064 | — | — | −26 | 2 |
39▲540 | Victoria, Narciso · 65 yrsFollow Narciso VictoriaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2057 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
40▲538 | Zlotnikov, MikhailIM · 77 yrsFollow Mikhail ZlotnikovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2057 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
41▲550 | Renk, Robert M · 69 yrsFollow Robert M RenkTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2054 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
42▲551 | Eidemiller, Mark · 67 yrsFollow Mark EidemillerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2052 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
43▲558 | Hoshor, Mark T · 67 yrsFollow Mark T HoshorTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2049 | — | 2093 | 0 | 0 |
44▲573 | Coe, William · 70 yrsFollow William CoeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2042 | — | 1845 | 0 | 0 |
45▲577 | Torres, JavierFM · 74 yrsFollow Javier TorresTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2041 | — | 2105 | 0 | 0 |
46▲700 | Dehmelt, KarlFM · 69 yrsFollow Karl DehmeltTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2005 | 2191 | — | 0 | 0 |
47▲713 | Slatin, David W · 73 yrsFollow David W SlatinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2002 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
48▲613 | Jezierska, IvonaWFM · 68 yrsFollow Ivona JezierskaTrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1996 | — | — | −31 | 3 |
49▲816 | Tsynman, Boris · 80 yrsFollow Boris TsynmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1995 | — | 1967 | +16 | 8 |
50▲745 | Hulsey, Mark · 69 yrsFollow Mark HulseyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1994 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Standard · Active · 65+
12-month evolution
Standard · Active · 65+
Titled players — 40
Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
Open
GM12
32%
IM8-1
22%
FM15-2
41%
CM2
5%
Women
WIM2
67%
WFM1
33%
AGE PYRAMID · UNITED STATES ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
0U200
020-340
035-490
050-640
45965+6
459 open players6 women players
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Americas — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,371 |
2▲1 | 🇦🇷ArgentinaFollow ArgentinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,259 |
3· | 🇧🇷BrazilFollow BrazilTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,195 |
4▲3 | 🇨🇦CanadaFollow CanadaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,193 |
5▲2 | 🇨🇴ColombiaFollow ColombiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,109 |
6▲3 | 🇵🇪PeruFollow PeruTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,095 |
7▲2 | 🇨🇱ChileFollow ChileTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,066 |
8▼14 | 🇨🇺CubaFollow CubaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,051 |
9▼1 | 🇲🇽MexicoFollow MexicoTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,031 |
10▲1 | 🇺🇾UruguayFollow UruguayTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,025 |
World — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,420 |
2· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,409 |
3· | 🇬🇧EnglandFollow EnglandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,386 |
4· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,371 |
5· | 🇪🇸SpainFollow SpainTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,353 |
6▲1 | 🇷🇸SerbiaFollow SerbiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,325 |
7▼1 | 🇫🇷FranceFollow FranceTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,323 |
8▲1 | 🇸🇪SwedenFollow SwedenTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,313 |
9▼1 | 🇮🇱IsraelFollow IsraelTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,312 |
10· | 🇭🇷CroatiaFollow CroatiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,308 |