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Nah, James

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FIDEFIDE 2630710· Male· Canada· Born in 1995

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James Nah, a 31-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1876 — just 15 short of his peak of 1891 (May 2026, age 31). He is rising rapidly, having gained +101 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Keres Memorial Premier, 2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section, and 2025 CCC Classic Stampede Premier.

Current rating

1876

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1891

−15 pts below
May 2026 · age 31

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#54,218

#54,218 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
All-time peak 1891
at age 31 · −15 from today
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1517 → 1762
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1517 · at age 28
Jun 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section
perf 2150 (+259) · 3.5/6 · #13
Top opponent
vs John DoknjasFM 2,245
2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section · Apr 2026 · +35.4 Elo
Evolution
+101
1775 → 1876
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
9W2D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMoses Li1,756·2026 Keres Memorial Premier·R1·-26.6
2.[L]vsIsaac Trenton1,879·2026 Keres Memorial Premier·R2·-19.8
3.[L]vsYidong Chen2,254·2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section·R2·-4.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Keres Memorial Premier
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/6#141841-14.8
2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/6#132150+82.8
2025 CCC Classic Stampede Premier
Swiss
Jul 20253/3#1—+33.2

Rankings

/
Canada
#430
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#6,032
in continent
World
#54,217
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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4
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5
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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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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54217🇨🇦Nah, James1,876