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Whale, Nicholas
🇺🇸FIDE 30941911· Male· United States of America· Born in 1999
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Nicholas Whale, a 27-year-old American player, is rated 1882. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Washington Class Championships - Anand (2000-2199), 2025 National Open - Under 2100, and 2025 Washington Open - Elite (1800 and Over). His peak of 1960 was reached at age 25 (Apr 2024).
At junior level, he reached #74 and #89 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1882
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1914
All-time high
1960
−78 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 25
Apr 2024 · age 25
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,676
#52,676 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1868 → 1960
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1960
at age 25 · −78 from today
Apr 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 22
Jul 2021
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1864 → returned at 1874
Mar 2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1912 → 1882
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
3W12D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #10 | 1743 | -27.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 1887 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2/5 | #63 | 1795 | -30.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,448
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#5,837
in continent
World
#52,676
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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