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Nitz, James J
🇺🇸FIDE 2058693· Male· United States of America· Born in 1990
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James J Nitz, a 36-year-old American player, is rated 1986 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between May 2024 and Nov 2025. Recent standard appearances include 2026 February Super Sunday FIDE Tournament, 29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier, and 2025 October Super Sunday FIDE Tournament #2.
Current rating
1986
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1986
at best
Mar 2026 · age 36
Mar 2026 · age 36
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#29,808
#29,808 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
40th American 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1986
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1986
at age 36
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1841 → 1918
May 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1918 → returned at 1966
May 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 33
Nov 2023
First FIDE rating
1841 · at age 33
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+68
1918 → 1986
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
5.5/ 691.7%
5W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2569 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #69 | 2114 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2597 | +27.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#823
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,149
in continent
World
#29,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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