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Cigan, Jason

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FIDEFIDE 2064022· Male· United States of America· Born in 1989

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Jason Cigan, a 37-year-old American player, is rated 2149 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open, 2026 Oregon Closed - Championship, and 35th Annual North American Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 35-month break between Oct 2019 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

2149

Standard

Rpd2081·Blz2013

All-time high

2149

at best
Jun 2026 · age 37

Activity

46

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2149
at age 37
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1962 → 2119
Oct 2025
27th American 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2122
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 36
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
35th Annual Chicago Open
perf 2312 (+163) · 5/9 · #40
Top opponent
vs Anish VivekananthanIM 2,412
35th Annual North American Open · Dec 2025 · +7.2 Elo
Evolution
+32
2117 → 2149
Tournaments
8
56 games
Score
32/ 5657.1%
22W20D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPetro GolubkaGM2,377·35th Annual North American Open·R9·+16.7
2.[W]vsZoey TangFM2,357·35th Annual Chicago Open·R7·+15.4
3.[W]vsAshritha EswaranFM2,262·35th Annual Chicago Open·R8·+13.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCarl Haessler1,936·2026 Oregon Closed - Championship·R6·-14.1
2.[L]vsAdvik ManchandaCM2,016·2025 U.S. Masters·R7·-11.9
3.[L]vsVignesh Anand2,023·2025 U.S. Masters·R4·-11.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open
Open Swiss
May 20265/9#402312+50.0
2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open
Swiss
Apr 20264/5#42180+11.8
2026 Oregon Closed - Championship
Round-Robin
Feb 20263.5/7#42050-8.4
35th Annual North American Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/9#502171+12.8
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/9#2131984-35.2
2025 Washington Challenger's Cup - Gukesh 1700 and over
Swiss
Oct 20254/5#32208+11.2
42nd Annual Reno Western States Open
Swiss
Oct 20254/6#41993-13.4
75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over
Swiss
Aug 20254/6#62083-2.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 U.S. Masters (-35.2 Elo, finished #213).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#376
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,200
in continent
World
#11,305
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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2
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