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Nguyen, James Le
CM🇺🇸FIDE 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 2123 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 136 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 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
2123
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2174
All-time high
2259
−136 pts below
May 2025 · age 18
May 2025 · age 18
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,364 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2026
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 · −136 from today
May 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Championsperf 2279 (+131) · 4/5 · #19
Evolution
-136
2259 → 2123
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
14.5/ 3146.8%
10W9D12L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsEric LiuIM2,353·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R5·+10.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 2194 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #8 | 2084 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/7 | #217 | 2087 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #19 | 2279 | -2.0 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 2/9 | #10 | 2015 | -109.2 |
Rankings
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United States of America
#420
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,399
in continent
World
#13,364
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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