What is Nickels, Erik J's FIDE rating?

Nickels, Erik J's current standard FIDE rating is 1797.

What is Nickels, Erik J's world ranking?

Nickels, Erik J is currently ranked #77,280 in the world (standard rating).

What is Nickels, Erik J's ranking in United States of America?

Nickels, Erik J is currently ranked #2202 in United States of America.

What is Nickels, Erik J's continental ranking?

Nickels, Erik J is currently ranked #8,939 in their continent.

What is Nickels, Erik J's ranking in the 20-35 category?

Nickels, Erik J is ranked #639 in United States of America in the 20-35 age group.

What is Nickels, Erik J's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Nickels, Erik J's all-time peak standard rating is 1823.

When did Nickels, Erik J receive their first FIDE rating?

Nickels, Erik J first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2010.

Which federation does Nickels, Erik J represent?

Nickels, Erik J represents United States of America (USA).

How old is Nickels, Erik J?

Nickels, Erik J was born in 1995 and is 31 years old.

When did Nickels, Erik J reach their peak rating?

Nickels, Erik J reached their peak standard rating of 1823 in 2012, at age 17.

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Nickels, Erik J

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FIDE 2054590· Male· United States of America· Born in 1995

Erik J Nickels, a 31-year-old American player, is rated 1797 — just 26 short of his peak of 1823 (Nov 2012, age 17). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 81 months (2015–2022) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 20th Annual Los Angeles Open - U2100.

At junior level, he reached #54, #89 and #57 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1797

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1823

−26 pts below
Nov 2012 · age 17

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#77,280

#77,280 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries

2024

Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)

1687 → 1812

Aug 2024

Re-crossed 1800

at age 29

Mar 2024

Inactive for 20 months

paused at 1812 → returned at 1797

Mar 2024

2015

Inactive for 81 months

paused at 1791 → returned at 1769

Jun 2015

2014

54th American U20 player

at age 19 · rated 1805

Oct 2014

Re-crossed 1800

at age 19

Jun 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Robert D Whitaker 1,440

20th Annual Los Angeles Open - U2100 · Nov 2025 · +2.3 Elo

Evolution

-15

1812 → 1797

Tournaments

1

5 games

Score

2/ 540.0%

2W0D3L

Top 1 win

1.[W]vsRobert D Whitaker1,440·20th Annual Los Angeles Open - U2100·R1·+2.3

Top 2 losses

1.[L]vsLucas Maokhampio1,749·20th Annual Los Angeles Open - U2100·R2·-11.4

2.[L]vsEvgen Trushak1,996·20th Annual Los Angeles Open - U2100·R5·-4.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
20th Annual Los Angeles Open - U2100 Open Swiss	Nov 2025	2/3	#39	1848	-15.0	▸

Worst Elo result: 20th Annual Los Angeles Open - U2100 (-15.0 Elo, finished #39).

Rankings

/

United States of America

#2,202

out of 5,412 players

Americas

#8,939

in continent

World

#77,280

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

United States of America

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
4	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
5	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,728
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,718
8	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
2202	🇺🇸Nickels, Erik J	1,797

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
4	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
5	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,728
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,718
8	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
8939	🇺🇸Nickels, Erik J	1,797

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
77280	🇺🇸Nickels, Erik J	1,797