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Herman, Matthew

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FIDEFIDE 2028964· Male· United States of America· Born in 1986

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Matthew Herman, a 40-year-old American International Master, is rated 2362 and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2006–2010) and 93 months (2017–2025). Recent appearances: 2025 U.S. Masters and 2025 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship - Open. His peak of 2437 was reached at age 25 (Mar 2011, American #70 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2016 (age 30). At junior level, he reached #31 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2362

Standard

Rpd2342·Blz2368

All-time high

2437

−75 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 25

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#120 · American players · of 5,026

Career timeline

13 entries
2017
Inactive for 93 months
paused at 2383 → returned at 2387
Mar 2017
2016
IM title awardedIM
at age 30 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2016
Apr 2016
2012
100 career games
at age 26
Sep 2012
2011
Peak American rank: #70
at age 25 · rated 2437
Mar 2011
Best 12-month gain (+288 Elo)
2149 → 2437
Mar 2011
Crossed 2400
at age 25
Mar 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mitch Fishbein 2,183
2025 U.S. Masters · Nov 2025 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-25
2387 → 2362
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMitch Fishbein2,183·2025 U.S. Masters·R4·+2.6
2.[W]vsPranav SenthilkumarCM2,071·2025 U.S. Masters·R1·+1.6
3.[W]vsNoah Van Vugt1,940·2025 U.S. Masters·R2·+0.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVivan Prakash MulayFM2,029·2025 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship - Open·R1·-8.8
2.[L]vsKyle Zhuang2,134·2025 U.S. Masters·R8·-7.9
3.[L]vsMilind MaitiFM2,242·2025 U.S. Masters·R7·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/7#1802176-16.2
2025 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship - Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20250/1#561229-9.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 U.S. Masters (-16.2 Elo, finished #180).

Rankings

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United States of America
#120
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#287
in continent
World
#2,424
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
120🇺🇸Herman, Matthew2,362
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
287🇺🇸Herman, Matthew2,362
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
2424🇺🇸Herman, Matthew2,362