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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 1920 — just 6 short of his peak of 1926 (Jun 2023, age 20). He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 1st Punzalan Law Open Chess Tournament- Open Section, 2026 Winnipeg Open - Premier, and 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship Crown. 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
1920
Standard
Rpd1925·Blz1922
All-time high
1926
−6 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 20
Jun 2023 · age 20
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,323
#43,323 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1788 → 1880
Feb 2025
2024
95th Canadian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1911
Aug 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
All-time peak 1926
at age 20 · −6 from today
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
1880 → 1920
Tournaments
7
29 games
Score
19/ 2965.5%
17W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Canada
#314
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#4,744
in continent
World
#43,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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