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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 4% 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
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#704 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,640
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
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
36 games
Score
20.5/ 3656.9%
15W11D10L
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
#398
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#1,320
in continent
World
#12,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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