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Criss, Nathaniel

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FIDEFIDE 2047535· Male· United States of America· Born in 1976

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Nathaniel Criss, a 50-year-old American player, is rated 1929. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 104-month break between Sep 2012 and Jun 2021. Recent standard appearances include 2025 Indy Chess Fall Leagues - Quad A Round 4-6, 2025 Indy Chess Fall Leagues - Quad A Round 1-3, and 20th Annual Indianapolis Open - Major. His peak of 2001 was reached at age 35 (Nov 2011).

Current rating

1929

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1987

All-time high

2001

−72 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 35

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#41,234

#41,234 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
25th American 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1953
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1918 → 1953
Mar 2024
2021
35th American 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1938
Sep 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Jun 2021
2013
53rd American 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1980
Apr 2013
2012
Inactive for 104 months
paused at 1980 → returned at 1933
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Henry Norman 1,915
2025 Indy Chess Fall Leagues - Quad A Round 4-6 · Nov 2025 · +9.6 Elo
Evolution
-12
1941 → 1929
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
5W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Indy Chess Fall Leagues - Quad A Round 4-6
Round-Robin
Nov 20253/3#12594+21.0
2025 Indy Chess Fall Leagues - Quad A Round 1-3
Round-Robin
Oct 20251/1#42694-10.6
20th Annual Indianapolis Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/5#261782-21.8
Worst Elo result: 20th Annual Indianapolis Open - Major (-21.8 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,150
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#4,512
in continent
World
#41,234
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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6
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7
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7
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10
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