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HH
Higuchi, Hiro
🇺🇸FIDE 30904447· Male· United States of America· Born in 1997
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Hiro Higuchi, a 29-year-old American player, is rated 1893. He is progressing steadily with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major, 2026 March Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major, and 2026 February Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major. He took a 28-month break between Jun 2019 and Nov 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1933 was reached at age 28 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #72 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1893
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1881
All-time high
1933
−40 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 28
Oct 2025 · age 28
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49,851
#49,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1933
at age 28 · −40 from today
Oct 2025
2022
100 career games
at age 25
Nov 2022
2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1827 → returned at 1846
Jun 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Oct 2018
2017
72nd American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1904
Nov 2017
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1837 → 1904
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+69
1824 → 1893
Tournaments
14
67 games
Score
33/ 6749.3%
24W22D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/8 | #122 | 1962 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #13 | 1775 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1731 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 1953 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2121 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #27 | 2508 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #26 | 2116 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #39 | 1980 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #42 | 1873 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 2132 | +63.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,372
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,488
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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