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Huston, Gus
IM🇺🇸FIDE 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
Sep 2023 · age 18
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#135 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
21 entries2025
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
Evolution
+30
2315 → 2345
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
30/ 4665.2%
24W12D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #62 | 2221 | -3.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #31 | 2250 | -6.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2253 | -4.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #22 | 2484 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2499 | +24.1 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2310 | +0.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBrewington HardawayGM
🇺🇸USA·2510
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNico ChasinGM
🇺🇸USA·2485
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAkira NakadaIM
🇺🇸USA·2419
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJianchao ZhouGM
🇺🇸USA·2605
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMykola BortnykIM
🇺🇦UKR·2440
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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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
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