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Huston, Gus

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FIDEFIDE 30909090· Male· United States of America· Born in 2005

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Gus Huston, a 21-year-old American International Master, is rated 2345 and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2315 and 2395 over the past 2 years. 55 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major, 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship, and 13th NY International Super Swiss Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 Walter Browne Memorial National Open Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2445 was reached at age 18 (Sep 2023, American #65 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2023 (age 18) and FM in 2019 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #53 in U20, World #36 in U18, World #79 in U14 and #24, #15 and #31 nationally in U16, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2345

Standard

Rpd2317·Blz2190

All-time high

2445

100 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 18

Activity

64

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#135 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
500 career games
at age 20
Jun 2025
2024
53rd U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2428
Jan 2024
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 18 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2023
Peak American rank: #65
at age 18 · rated 2445
Sep 2023
All-time peak 2445
at age 18 · −100 from today
Sep 2023
36th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2439
Aug 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
18th Annual Philadelphia International
perf 2499 (+143) · 6.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Illya NyzhnykGM 2,576
2025 National Open · Jun 2025 · +3.2 Elo
Best comeback
18th Annual Philadelphia International
finished #2 (seeded #22 of 100)
Evolution
+30
23152345
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
30/ 4665.2%
24W12D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/4#622221-3.9
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/6#312250-6.5
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#102253-4.5
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#222484+20.8
Open Swiss
Jun 20256.5/9#22499+24.1
Open Swiss
Jun 20255.5/9#192310+0.9

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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United States of America
#135
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#333
in continent
World
#2,825
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
135🇺🇸Huston, Gus2,345
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
333🇺🇸Huston, Gus2,345
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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2825🇺🇸Huston, Gus2,345