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Slate, Kent
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30961564· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008
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Kent Slate, a 18-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2154 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 U.S. Masters, 1st Annual Washington Dulles Open, and 29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Summer DMV FIDE Action) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2220 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2025).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #28, #43, #78 and #97 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2154
Standard
Rpd2093·Blz2070
All-time high
2220
−66 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 17
Sep 2025 · age 17
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#642 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
15 entries2025
28th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2220
Sep 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2220
at age 17 · −66 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+52
2102 → 2154
Tournaments
10
52 games
Score
29.5/ 5256.7%
26W7D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #34 | 2148 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #207 | 2075 | -52.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2133 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #96 | 2118 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2216 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #24 | 2048 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #47 | 2396 | +101.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2129 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #45 | 2254 | +7.6 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 3/9 | #8 | 2142 | +14.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#366
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,169
in continent
World
#10,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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