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Nguyen, Paul
🇳🇱FIDE 1095072· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2013
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Paul Nguyen, a 13-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1876 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +86 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen. Also played 1 rapid (including ASV Voorjaarstoernooi 2026) and 2 blitz events (including NK Snelschaak voor Clubteams 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #23 and #11 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1876
Standard
Rpd1800·Blz2038
All-time high
1876
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#54,218
#54,218 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1790 → 1876
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1876
at age 13
Jun 2026
23rd Dutch U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1841
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Dec 2025
11th Dutch U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1790
May 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+86
1790 → 1876
Tournaments
9
35 games
Score
19.5/ 3555.7%
15W9D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #22 | 2005 | +53.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #25 | 1803 | -22.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #134 | 2238 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #319 | 1898 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #267 | 1834 | -0.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #200 | 2705 | +26.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #98 | 2412 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #64 | 1930 | -2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #29 | 1801 | +7.6 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#2,290
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#39,811
in continent
World
#54,217
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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