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Shuben, Matthew

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FIDEFIDE 2068400· Male· United States of America· Born in 1998

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Matthew Shuben, a 28-year-old American player, is rated 2030 — just 16 short of his peak of 2046 (Jan 2026, age 28). He is climbing fast, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Irvine FIDE Weekend - Over 1800, 60th American Open - Expert, and 20th Annual Los Angeles Open - Major. He had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2014–2018) and 21 months (2021–2023).

At junior level, he reached #59, #73 and #60 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2030

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1993

All-time high

2046

−16 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 28

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#23,245

#23,245 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1941 → 2046
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2046
at age 28 · −16 from today
Jan 2026
6-month rising streak
+105 Elo
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 27
Nov 2025
2021
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1976 → returned at 1968
Sep 2021
2018
59th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1976
Nov 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Suren PoghosyanFM 2,247
2025 Southern California Open - U2300 · Aug 2025 · +16.3 Elo
Best comeback
Chess for Cure SOCAL Open
finished #3 (seeded #11 of 100)
Evolution
+89
1941 → 2030
Tournaments
8
31 games
Score
24/ 3177.4%
22W4D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 April Irvine FIDE Weekend - Over 1800
Swiss
Apr 20264/5#52018-15.8
60th American Open - Expert
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/4#182665+26.2
20th Annual Los Angeles Open - Major
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/3#162661+20.2
2025 San Diego Open - U2200
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/4#12127+11.0
Chess for Cure SOCAL Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20253/4#32073+12.0
2025 Southern California Open - U2300
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/3#132731+28.4
15th Annual Central California Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/4#132111+11.2
30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/3#541901-3.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 April Irvine FIDE Weekend - Over 1800 (-15.8 Elo, finished #5).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#663
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,436
in continent
World
#23,245
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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663🇺🇸Shuben, Matthew2,030
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
2436🇺🇸Shuben, Matthew2,030
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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23245🇺🇸Shuben, Matthew2,030