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Ladan, Nicholas

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FIDEFIDE 30918855· Male· United States of America· Born in 2005

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Nicholas Ladan, a 21-year-old American player, is rated 2230 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 18 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship and 2025 U.S. Masters. Also played 1 blitz event (including St. Louis FIDE Blitz #16) recently. His peak of 2273 was reached at age 18 (Feb 2023).

At junior level, he reached #26, #22, #20, #59 and #65 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2230

Standard

Rpd2180·Blz2166

All-time high

2273

−43 pts below
Feb 2023 · age 18

Activity

56

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,680 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
91st American 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2239
Feb 2026
2025
26th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2219
Jan 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
22nd American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2273
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship
perf 2305 (+66) · 3.5/6 · #30
Top opponent
vs Julio Becerra RiveroGM 2,418
2025 U.S. Masters · Nov 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
+12
2218 → 2230
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
8W5D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSophie LiWFM1,951·35th Annual Chicago Open·R3·-16.7
2.[L]vsBryan Enming LinIM2,374·2025 U.S. Masters·R9·-5.9
3.[L]vsRaja PanjwaniIM2,389·35th Annual Chicago Open·R9·-5.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/9#662218-9.0
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/6#302305+15.0
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/6#2282262+6.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsElijah Platnick
🇺🇸USA·2030
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsRohit Guha
🇺🇸USA·2129
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsRalph Tan
🇺🇸USA·2102
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDmitry GurevichGM
🇺🇸USA·2324
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsJason LiangIM
🇺🇸USA·2458
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#256
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#746
in continent
World
#6,680
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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256🇺🇸Ladan, Nicholas2,230
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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746🇺🇸Ladan, Nicholas2,230
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2
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2
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6680🇺🇸Ladan, Nicholas2,230