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Vaughan, Nathan
🇨🇦FIDE 2647893· Male· Canada· Born in 2003
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Nathan Vaughan, a 23-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1957 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Manitoba Open - Premier, 2026 1st Punzalan Law Open Chess Tournament- Open Section, and 2026 Winnipeg Open - Premier. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 Manitoba Open Rapid Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 MCA December FIDE Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1957
Standard
Rpd1925·Blz1922
All-time high
1957
at best
Jun 2026 · age 23
Jun 2026 · age 23
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,238
#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
84th Canadian 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 1957
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1957
at age 23
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1788 → 1880
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Feb 2024
2023
11th Canadian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1926
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+75
1882 → 1957
Tournaments
7
30 games
Score
20.5/ 3068.3%
18W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2292 | +36.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 2042 | +15.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #12 | 2214 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/2 | #46 | — | +7.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 1951 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #9 | — | +1.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #15 | 1888 | -2.6 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMick Aiello
🇨🇦CAN·1790
+10 −3 =1
14 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsGustav L Baron
🇨🇦CAN·2051
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsYakiv Gres
🇨🇦CAN·2044
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMarlon Jodar Arias
🇨🇦CAN·2242
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSvitlana Protsyuk
🇨🇦CAN·1944
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#262
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#3,781
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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