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Costello, Alexander

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FIDEFIDE 2099659· Male· United States of America· Born in 2003

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Alexander Costello, a 23-year-old American International Master, is rated 2265 and sitting in the top 4% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Jul 2014 and Jan 2016. Recent appearance: 2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Legolas Blitz) recently. His peak of 2302 was reached at age 16 (Feb 2019).

Awarded IM in 2019 (age 16) and FM in 2019 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #90 in U16 and #20, #16, #15 and #30 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2265

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2189

All-time high

2302

−37 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 16

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#213 · American players · of 5,026

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
78th American 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2262
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Jul 2023
2022
20th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2232
Apr 2022
2020
16th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2291
Jan 2020
2019
IM title awardedIM
at age 16
Sep 2019
90th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2302
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Georgi OrlovIM 2,421
2026 Washington Open - Elite (1800 and Over) · May 2026 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
+2
2263 → 2265
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7.5/ 1075.0%
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Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Washington Open - Elite (1800 and Over)
Swiss
May 20263.5/5#122287+6.0
2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open
Swiss
Apr 20264/5#52178-4.0

Rankings

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United States of America
#213
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#593
in continent
World
#5,288
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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1
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2,792
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
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
213🇺🇸Costello, Alexander2,265
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
...
593🇺🇸Costello, Alexander2,265
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇮🇳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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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5288🇺🇸Costello, Alexander2,265