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Risko, Nicholas
🇺🇸FIDE 150267469· Male· United States of America· Born in 2000
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Nicholas Risko, a 26-year-old American player, is rated 1827. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 19-month break between Apr 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearances: 2026 May Chess Cardinals FIDE Swiss - Elite and 2025 Saint Louis Thanksgiving Open. His peak of 1877 was reached at age 24 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1827
Standard
Rpd1875·Blz1865
All-time high
1877
−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,087
#68,087 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1841 → returned at 1823
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1820 → 1877
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1877
at age 24 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Nov 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
1841 → 1827
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1857 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #47 | 2264 | -17.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,941
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7,723
in continent
World
#68,086
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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