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Yan, Nathan
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30966230· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Nathan Yan, a 16-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2183 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 16 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #1 - IM A, 2025 Cornerstone Chess Labor Day Invitational - IM B, and XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto. Also played 1 blitz event (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Blitz - U 18 Absoluto) recently. His peak of 2311 was reached at age 13 (Dec 2023).
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 13) and CM in 2023 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #24 in U14, World #58 in U12 and #33 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2183
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2006
All-time high
2311
−128 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 13
Dec 2023 · age 13
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#347 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,341
Career timeline
15 entries2025
33rd American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2171
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 14
May 2024
24th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2311
Jan 2024
2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 13
Dec 2023
Crossed 2300
at age 13
Dec 2023
All-time peak 2311
at age 13 · −128 from today
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2171 → 2183
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
18/ 3847.4%
10W16D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAditeya DasFM2,311·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto·R5·+13.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGokhale Rishabh Chandrashekhar2,146·2025 Cornerstone Chess Labor Day Invitational - IM B·R3·-10.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 2276 | +28.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2.5/9 | #9 | 2089 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 2172 | +7.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #4 | 2070 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/8 | #70 | 2215 | +6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmmanuel Jimenez GarciaIM
🇨🇷CRC·2349
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHenry DengFM
🇺🇸USA·2298
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsNeuris Delgado RamirezGM
🇵🇾PAR·2512
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsDavid ArenasGM
🇨🇴COL·2339
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsEthan GuoFM
🇺🇸USA·2404
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#321
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#985
in continent
World
#9,108
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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United States of America
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