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Pikus, Matthew
🇺🇸FIDE 30986133· Male· United States of America· Born in 2004
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Matthew Pikus, a 22-year-old American player, is rated 1957 — just 8 short of his peak of 1965 (Jul 2025, age 21). He has fluctuated between 1817 and 1965 over the past 2 years. 67 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May Chess Cardinals FIDE Swiss - Elite, 2026 Tulane Classic, and 2026 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open. Also played 1 rapid (including St. Louis FIDE Rapid #4) and 2 blitz events (including St. Louis FIDE Blitz #15) recently.
Current rating
1957
Standard
Rpd1792·Blz1788
All-time high
1965
−8 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 21
Jul 2025 · age 21
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,238
#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
All-time peak 1965
at age 21 · −8 from today
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1675 → 1925
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 21
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2021
First FIDE rating
1502 · at age 17
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1965 → 1957
Tournaments
17
75 games
Score
51/ 7568.0%
44W14D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/2 | #1 | 2423 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2114 | +26.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 1549 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/1 | #30 | 2555 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | 2513 | +21.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #19 | 1844 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #32 | 2050 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #12 | 2048 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #72 | 1951 | -17.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #16 | 2271 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVaruzhan AkobianGM
🇺🇸USA·2553
+1 −15 =0
16 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsIllya NyzhnykGM
🇺🇦UKR·2527
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsTianqi WangIM
🇺🇸USA·2363
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsForrest Yang
🇺🇸USA·1934
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPaul J Goddard
🇺🇸USA·1665
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#979
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,781
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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