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Bessey, Nicholas

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FIDEFIDE 30917638· Male· United States of America· Born in 1994

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Nicholas Bessey, a 32-year-old American player, is rated 2004. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 2eme tour. Also played 1 blitz event (including 3rd GreenPawn Showdown) recently. He took a 68-month break between Mar 2016 and Dec 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2131 was reached at age 28 (Mar 2022).

Current rating

2004

Standard

Rpd2073·Blz2089

All-time high

2131

−127 pts below
Mar 2022 · age 28

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#26,869

#26,869 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
2003 → 2038
Apr 2026
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 29
Feb 2023
2022
All-time peak 2131
at age 28 · −127 from today
Mar 2022
2016
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Mar 2016
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Valentin Peurou 1,943
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r3-4 · Dec 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-10
2014 → 2004
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
12.5/ 1773.5%
10W5D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/8#601936-34.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9
Team
Mar 20262.5/3#692111+5.4
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r5
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#4861943-2.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r3-4
Team
Dec 20252/2#1412711+14.0
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 2eme tour
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2022010-0.2
Worst Elo result: Championnat International d'Echecs de Lyon Henri Rinck 2026 (-34.4 Elo, finished #60).

Rankings

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United States of America
#747
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#2,808
in continent
World
#26,869
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
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4
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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
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747🇺🇸Bessey, Nicholas2,004
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
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2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
2808🇺🇸Bessey, Nicholas2,004
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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