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LN
Lad, Neil
🇺🇸FIDE 30976154· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009
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Neil Lad, a 17-year-old American player, is rated 2008. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Coppell CC FIDE Spring Classical - Championship, 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section, and 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Walter Browne Memorial National Open Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2060 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #64 and #98 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2008
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1761
All-time high
2060
−52 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,276
#26,276 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
64th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2060
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2060
at age 17 · −52 from today
Feb 2026
2025
98th American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1973
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+479 Elo)
1409 → 1888
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+76
1932 → 2008
Tournaments
10
63 games
Score
35.5/ 6356.3%
22W27D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsCurtis K Fukuchi1,724·8th Annual Queen City of the Prairie Open and Fort Worth Championship·R1·-29.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #10 | 1897 | -30.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/8 | #29 | 2109 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #109 | 1850 | -58.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2128 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #42 | 2067 | +41.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #36 | 1967 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #16 | 2779 | +54.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #7 | 1910 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #9 | 1738 | -39.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #142 | 2146 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLogan C ShaferCM
🇺🇸USA·2255
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVijay Srinivas Anandh
🇺🇸USA·2141
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNathan Liu
🇺🇸USA·1645
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2023
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vsBrian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez
🇩🇴DOM·2157
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVishnu Chetlapalli
🇺🇸USA·2079
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
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United States of America
#729
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,739
in continent
World
#26,276
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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