Tim Steiner

USA · 53 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2237 (By Oct 2005)

Best performance: 2523 at 12th Annual Mid-America Open(Best of 2008)

World #=59556 live705#58,851 publishedUnited States #=1649

NOV26 Rating

1861

Live Rating

1861.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1861	+4
Oct 2026	1857	0
Sep 2026	1857	0
Aug 2026	1857	0
Jul 2026	1857	0
Jun 2026	1857	0
May 2026	1857	0
Apr 2026	1857	0
Mar 2026	1857	0
Feb 2026	1857	0
Jan 2026	1857	0
Dec 2025	1857	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Oct 17 – Oct 18.

From 266 classical games on record, the latest on Oct 18.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Texas Fall FIDE — PremierOct 16 – Oct 18TPR 2001	1½/3	2001

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 188 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2007–2026

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	GM Alex Yermolinsky, Feb 2008 · 12th Annual Mid-America Open	, 2522
2,	FM Michael Langer, May 2016 · 71st Annual Texas State Championship	, 2260
3,	FM Movses Movsisyan, Aug 2007 · 26th OCF North American FIDE Open	, 2257
4,	Kenneth E Jones, Jan 2007 · New Year Open (KC Master)	, 2232
5,	FM Movses Movsisyan, Nov 2009 · 1st Thanksgiving FIDE Open	, 2228
6,	CM Nicholas Schoonmaker, Feb 2008 · 12th Annual Mid-America Open	, 2202
7,	Erick Garcia, Aug 2017 · 83rd Annual Southwest Open - U2400	, 2165
8,	FM Adarsh Jayakumar, Mar 2011 · 15th Annual Mid-America Open	, 2157
9,	Spencer Finegold, Apr 2015 · 2015 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open	, 2116
10,	Jarod Pamatmat, Sep 2010 · 6th Okie Chess Festival - Open Section	, 2093

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	GM Yury Shulman, Highest-rated meeting: Nov 2012 · 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Open	, 0/1	, 2572
2,	GM Sergey Kudrin, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2011 · 15th Annual Mid-America Open	, 0/1	, 2551
3,	GM Valentin Iotov, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2015 · 81st Annual Southwest Open	, 0/1	, 2530
4,	GM Alex Yermolinsky, Highest-rated meeting: Feb 2008 · 12th Annual Mid-America Open	, 1/1	, 2522
5,	GM Alejandro Ramirez, Highest-rated meeting: Feb 2008 · 12th Annual Mid-America Open	, 0/1	, 2509
6,	GM Benjamin Finegold, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2012 · 16th Annual Mid-America Open	, 0/1	, 2505
7,	GM Sahaj Grover, Highest-rated meeting: May 2016 · 71st Annual Texas State Championship	, 0/1	, 2497
8,	GM Darwin Yang, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2014 · 18th Annual Mid-American Open	, 0/1	, 2493
9,	IM Michael Brooks, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2009 · 5th Okie Chess Festival	, 1/5	, 2478
10,	GM Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2026 · Texas Fall FIDE — Premier	, 0/1	, 2473

Event timeline · Classical

47 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2026	3	1½	2001	2001
2025	10	6	1685	1757
2023	8	3	1578	1491
2022	8	5½	1460	1601
2021	5	2	1504	1432
2020	3	1½	1909	1909
2019	8	4	1678	1678
2018	7	4	1791	1841
2017	13	6	1899	1870
2016	13	6	2065	2036
2015	19	10	1919	1940
2014	6	1½	2144	1951
2013	4	2	2042	2042
2012	18	6½	2171	2069
2011	3	1	2312	2187
2010	12	7	2026	2083
2009	14	7	2170	2170
2008	11	4½	2216	2151
2007	8	3½	2210	2167

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Texas Fall FIDE — Premier2001
Oct 2026Swissfederation source
Best of 2026Score 1½/3Opp avg 2001Start 1857
8th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship2008
Jul 2025Swissfederation source
Best of 2025Score 3/4Opp avg 1815Start 1839
Luis Salinas 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Amateur1599
May 2025Swissfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 4/7Opp avg 1599Start 1879
7th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship1960
Jul 2024Swissfederation source
Best of 2024Score 3½/5Opp avg 1865Start 1870
Luis Salinas Memorial 79th Annual Texas State Amateur Championship1899
May 2024Swissfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 5/7Opp avg 1774Start 1864
15th annual Southwest Class Championships - Expert1550
Feb 2024Swissfederation source
#3 in 2024Score 2/5Opp avg 1622Start 1802
33rd annual North American Open - U21001484
Dec 2023Swissfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 3½/7Opp avg 1556Start 1838
6th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship1489
Jul 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 2/4Opp avg 1614Start 1859
78th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Amateur—(0)
May 2023Swissfederation source
Score 1½/4Start 1859
5th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship1697
Jul 2022Swissfederation source
Best of 2022Score 3/5Opp avg 1572Start 1863
77th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Reserve1542
May 2022Swissfederation source
#2 in 2022Score 5/7Opp avg 1393Start 1885
87th Annual Southwest Open - Reserve1268
Sep 2021Swissfederation source
Best of 2021Score 5/7Opp avg 1393Start 1915
4th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship—(2)
Jul 2021Swissfederation source
Score 4/5Opp avg 1671Start 1927
3rd Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open & Fort Worth Championship1909
Jul 2020Swissfederation source
Best of 2020Score 3½/5Opp avg 1909Start 1929
2019 DCC FIDE Open XI1701
Oct 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 1½/3Opp avg 1701Start 1940
85th Annual Southwest Open - U23001664
Aug – Sep 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 4/7Opp avg 1664Start 1972
84th Annual Southwest Open - U23001841
Aug – Sep 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 4/7Opp avg 1791Start 1994
83rd Annual Southwest Open - U24001929
Aug – Sep 2017Swissfederation source
Best of 2017Score 4/7Opp avg 1879Start 1996
72nd Annual Texas State Championship1798
May 2017Swissfederation source
#2 in 2017Score 2/6Opp avg 1923Start 2030
82nd Annual Southwest Open1938
Sep 2016Swissfederation source
#2 in 2016Score 3/6Opp avg 2010Start 2042
71st Annual Texas State Championship2174
May 2016Swissfederation source
Best of 2016Score 4/7Opp avg 2124Start 2017
2016 Texas Masters—(1)
Jan 2016Swissfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 1926Start 2030
2015 Thanksgiving Open1779
Nov 2015Swissfederation source
#4 in 2015Score 2½/5Opp avg 2052Start 2052
81st Annual Southwest Open1876
Sep 2015Swissfederation source
#2 in 2015Score 3½/7Opp avg 1819Start 2073
2015 DCC FIDE Open IX1868
Aug 2015Swissfederation source
#3 in 2015Score 3½/5Opp avg 1719Start 2090

Rated near Tim Steiner · Classical

World

#=59556Miguel Sanchez Cardoso1861.0
#=59556Adam Chrisney1861.0
#=59556CM Tim Steiner1861.0
#=59556Dragan Rajic1861.0
#=59556Florian Tastet1861.0

United States

#1648Leonid Bondar1861.8
#=1649Adam Chrisney1861.0
#=1649CM Tim Steiner1861.0
#=1649Benjamin Shoykhet1861.0
#=1649Arjun Bupeshnath1861.0

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE