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De Firmian, Nick
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2000105· Male· United States of America· Born in 1957
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Nick De Firmian, a 69-year-old American player. currently rated 2379 in Standard, career peak of 2560 (Apr 2006). He had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2012–2013), 12 months (2013–2014), 59 months (2017–2022), 23 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
2379
Standard
Rpd2468·Blz2410
All-time high
2560
−181 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 49
Apr 2006 · age 49
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104
in United States of America · of 4,912
Career timeline
11 entries2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2445 → returned at 2444
Nov 2023
2017
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 2496 → returned at 2473
Aug 2017
2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2509 → returned at 2505
Jul 2013
2012
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2510 → returned at 2509
Mar 2012
2006
All-time peak 2560
at age 49 · −181 from today
Apr 2006
2005
Best 12-month gain (+27 Elo)
2523 → 2550
Jan 2005
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-66
2445 → 2379
Score
22.5/ 3564.3%
15W15D5L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
United States of America
#104
out of 5,475 players
Americas
#240
in continent
World
#2,076
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-23Scrape games
35 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STD10th Annual George Washington Open - MajorElo 2379
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuyyuru, ShriyanUSA | — | ½ | -4.2 | ♔ |
| Srivastava, VikramUSA | 2122 | ½ | -3.6 | ♚ |
| Girsh, DanielUSA | 2233 | ½ | -2.5 | ♔ |
2026-04STD33rd annual Western Class Championship - MasterElo 2379
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gZhou, JianchaoUSA | 2584 | ½ | +2.5 | ♔ |
| fAmburgy, RyanUSA | 2315 | ½ | -1.1 | ♚ |
| Prestia, ParisUSA | 2072 | ½ | -3.7 | ♔ |
2026-03STD2026 February Marshall Premier FIDE - OpenElo 2392
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang, RockyUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |
| Peyton, NathanUSA | — | ½ | -4.2 | ♔ |
| Xu, Ryan ZhuoyuanCAN | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Lee, RohanUSA | — | ½ | -4.2 | ♚ |
2026-03STD3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - PremierElo 2392
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fPaul, JustinUSA | 2323 | 0 | -6.4 | ♚ |
| Swaminathan, PranavUSA | 2132 | 0 | -8.5 | ♚ |
| Moorhouse, WillUSA | 2092 | 1 | +1.2 | ♔ |
| gIbragim, KhamrakulovESP | 2371 | ½ | -0.8 | ♔ |
| cSukhiashvili, AlexanderUSA | 2029 | ½ | -4.2 | ♔ |
| Barrow, William JUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Ismayilova, KhanimAZE | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |
| Bhoopathi, RishithUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |
| Debmisra, ArivUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
2026-03STD63rd Annual Baltimore Open - ChampionshipElo 2392
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cXu, ShawnUSA | 2080 | 1 | +1 | ♔ |
| cYue, TariqUSA | 2163 | ½ | -3.4 | ♚ |
| fKalpaka, VaibhavIND | 2183 | 0 | -8.2 | ♚ |
| Wang, LaceyUSA | 2046 | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |
| Girsh, DanielUSA | 2268 | ½ | -2.3 | ♔ |
2026-02STD17th Annual Golden State Open - MajorElo 2426
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McConnell, Griffin ThomasUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Zavgorodniy, AndrewUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |
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| Shevkunov, VladyslavUSA | 2114 | 0 | -8.8 | ♚ |
| cPalathingal, RafaelUSA | — | 0 | -9.2 | ♔ |
| Maddipati, SrihasUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
2025-11STD42nd Annual Reno Western States OpenElo 2444
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fMuratov, SergeiRUS | 2090 | 1 | +1.1 | ♔ |
| fLiu, Patrick PeijuUSA | 2229 | 1 | +2.2 | ♔ |
| Liang, Ethan YUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Heiserman, JimmyUSA | 2149 | ½ | -3.5 | ♔ |
| mMezentsev, VladimiRUS | 2340 | ½ | -1.4 | ♚ |