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Goss, Mel

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FIDEFIDE 2035090· Male· United States of America· Born in 1995

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Mel Goss, a 31-year-old American player, is rated 2062 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 81 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Matrix Open V, 2025 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship - Open, and 12th Summer Solstice Open - Premier. He had 2 career breaks: 50 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2188 was reached at age 22 (Dec 2017).

At junior level, he reached World #76 in U14 and #19, #41 and #19 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2062

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2188

−126 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 22

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,306 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2022
100 career games
at age 27
Aug 2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2178 → returned at 2172
Aug 2022
2018
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 2180 → returned at 2181
Feb 2018
2017
All-time peak 2188
at age 22 · −126 from today
Dec 2017
2015
19th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2132
Dec 2015
2014
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
2058 → 2120
Dec 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tyson Joel Dalal 1,951
2025 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship - Open · Aug 2025 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
-82
2144 → 2062
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
5W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Matrix Open V
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/4#101847-30.0
2025 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship - Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/5#271964-39.6
12th Summer Solstice Open - Premier
Swiss
Jun 20253/5#62029-12.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Harvey Lerman Florida State Championship - Open (-39.6 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

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United States of America
#563
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#2,003
in continent
World
#19,306
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
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.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
563🇺🇸Goss, Mel2,062
Americas
1
🇺🇸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.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
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.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
2003🇺🇸Goss, Mel2,062
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
19306🇺🇸Goss, Mel2,062