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Belenky, Nicholas
🇺🇸FIDE 30978122· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009
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Nicholas Belenky, a 17-year-old American player, is rated 2132 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +170 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 January Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship, and 2025 November Marshall Premier FIDE - Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 57) recently. He took a 13-month break between Feb 2023 and Apr 2024.
At junior level, he reached #37, #45 and #96 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2132
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1915
All-time high
2132
at best
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#720 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
10 entries2026
37th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2132
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2132
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
45th American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2120
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+159 Elo
Dec 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship · Aug 2025 · +10.3 Elo
Evolution
+171
1961 → 2132
Tournaments
8
39 games
Score
20.5/ 3952.6%
17W11D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #30 | 2207 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #79 | 2114 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #35 | 2160 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #25 | 2237 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #29 | 2047 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #12 | 2119 | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #12 | 2149 | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #42 | 2093 | +59.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#404
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,327
in continent
World
#12,645
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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