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Nguyen, James Le

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FIDEFIDE 30973163· Male· United States of America· Born in 2007

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James Le Nguyen, a 19-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2130 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 129 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Elite, 2026 Charlotte Open - Championship, and 2025 U.S. Masters. His peak of 2259 was reached at age 18 (May 2025).

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #44, #21, #26 and #27 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2130

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2174

All-time high

2259

−129 pts below
May 2025 · age 18

Activity

50

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,794 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
44th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2123
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 18
Jul 2025
21st American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2259
May 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
May 2025
All-time peak 2259
at age 18 · −129 from today
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions
perf 2279 (+131) · 4/5 · #19
Top opponent
vs Roman PyrihIM 2,419
2025 U.S. Masters · Nov 2025 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
-20
2150 → 2130
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
17/ 3154.8%
12W10D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRahul Ramesh1,914·2026 Charlotte Open - Championship·R2·-15.2
2.[L]vsLukas W LeBakkenCM2,003·2025 U.S. Masters·R7·-13.2
3.[L]vsDamir Studen2,042·35th Annual Chicago Open·R4·-12.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/9#552160+6.6
2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Elite
Swiss
Apr 20262/3#142194+6.8
2026 Charlotte Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#82084-2.4
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/7#2172087-30.4
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/5#192279-2.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 U.S. Masters (-30.4 Elo, finished #217).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#407
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,339
in continent
World
#12,794
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
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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2,653
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407🇺🇸Nguyen, James Le2,130
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
1339🇺🇸Nguyen, James Le2,130
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸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.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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12794🇺🇸Nguyen, James Le2,130