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Matta, Nicholas

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FIDEFIDE 30914523· Male· United States of America· Born in 1994

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Nicholas Matta, a 32-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2238 and sitting in the top 5% of American players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 New Orleans Carnival Classic, 2025 Downriver Chess Classic, and 2025 Louisiana State Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Baton Rouge Dual) recently. His peak of 2303 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2024).

Awarded FM in 2023 (age 29).

Current rating

2238

Standard

Rpd2288·Blz2281

All-time high

2303

−65 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 30

Activity

43

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#243 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
65th American 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 2303
Oct 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 30
Oct 2024
All-time peak 2303
at age 30 · −65 from today
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
2154 → 2286
Jan 2024
2023
6-month rising streak
+81 Elo
Oct 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 29
Sep 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 New Orleans Carnival Classic
perf 2716 (+478) · 5/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Dex Webster 2,126
2025 Paul Morphy Open · Jun 2025 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-38
2276 → 2238
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
19.5/ 2578.0%
17W5D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRaffi Ghazaryan2,023·53rd Annual World Open·R2·-15.7
2.[L]vsDex Webster2,112·2026 New Orleans Carnival Classic·R5·-13.5
3.[L]vsHikaru NakamuraGM2,807·2025 Louisiana State Championship·R6·-0.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 New Orleans Carnival Classic
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/5#32716-5.6
2025 Downriver Chess Classic
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/3#52602-5.0
2025 Louisiana State Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/4#112963-0.6
53rd Annual World Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20251.5/4#2101898-37.2
2025 Paul Morphy Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/4#12683+10.8
Worst Elo result: 53rd Annual World Open (-37.2 Elo, finished #210).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#243
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#701
in continent
World
#6,344
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
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
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
243🇺🇸Matta, Nicholas2,238
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
...
701🇺🇸Matta, Nicholas2,238
World
1
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2,840
2
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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
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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
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2,753
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6344🇺🇸Matta, Nicholas2,238