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Korba, Nicky

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FIDEFIDE 2077922· Male· United States of America· Born in 1997

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Nicky Korba, a 29-year-old American player, is rated 2119 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 35 months (2022–2025) and 15 months (2025–2026). His peak of 2171 was reached at age 19 (Oct 2016).

At junior level, he reached #23, #30 and #48 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2119

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2050

All-time high

2171

−52 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 19

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2134 → returned at 2119
Feb 2025
2022
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2150 → returned at 2134
Feb 2022
2020
89th American 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 2168
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2168 → returned at 2150
Nov 2019
2016
23rd American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2171
Dec 2016
All-time peak 2171
at age 19 · −52 from today
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Eric Starkman 1,931
35th Annual Chicago Open - U2300 · May 2026 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-15
2134 → 2119
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsEric Starkman1,931·35th Annual Chicago Open - U2300·R3·+5.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open - U2300
Open Swiss
May 20261.5/3#1181937-15.0
Worst Elo result: 35th Annual Chicago Open - U2300 (-15.0 Elo, finished #118).

Most-Played Opponents

vsHovanes Salvaryan
🇺🇸USA·1883
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met May 2013
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vsAlbert LuFM
🇺🇸USA·2242
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsAgata BykovtsevWIM
🇺🇸USA·1983
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2013
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#432
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,441
in continent
World
#13,698
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
🇺🇸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
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2,653
...
432🇺🇸Korba, Nicky2,119
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
...
1441🇺🇸Korba, Nicky2,119
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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13698🇺🇸Korba, Nicky2,119