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Vettese, Nicholas
IM🇨🇦FIDE 2620090· Male· Canada· Born in 2004
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Nicholas Vettese, a 22-year-old Canadian International Master, is rated 2396 — just 27 short of his peak of 2423 (Apr 2026, age 22) and ranked 13th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 101 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900, and 2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit Open. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Toronto Blitz) recently. He took a 29-month break between Mar 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Canadian #9 in Apr 2026.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 18), FM in 2016 (age 12), and CM in 2014 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #65 in U16, World #28 in U14, World #9 in U12, World #8 in U10 and #2 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2396
Standard
Rpd2323·Blz2306
All-time high
2423
−27 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 22
Apr 2026 · age 22
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
102 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
28 entries2026
Peak Canadian rank: #9
at age 22 · rated 2423
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2423
at age 22 · −13 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 2400
at age 21
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 21
Dec 2025
2024
2nd Canadian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2352
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
2361 → 2396
Tournaments
18
102 games
Score
80.5/ 10278.9%
71W19D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #13 | 2231 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #13 | 2262 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2329 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2447 | +6.9 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2623 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | — | +0.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #46 | 2522 | +9.7 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2335 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2856 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2284 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark PlotkinIM
🇨🇦CAN·2360
+16 −30 =5
51 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsEugene HuaFM
🇨🇦CAN·2241
+12 −8 =1
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNikolay NoritsynIM
🇨🇦CAN·2459
+5 −7 =6
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsKoosha JaferianFM
🇨🇦CAN·2241
+5 −8 =4
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsWilliam LiCM
🇨🇦CAN·2086
+9 −4 =4
17 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Canada
#13
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#203
in continent
World
#1,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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