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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 1933. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Tulane Classic, 2026 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open, and 30th Annual Mid-America Open - U2100. Also played 1 rapid (including St. Louis FIDE Rapid #4) and 2 blitz events (including St. Louis FIDE Blitz #15) recently. His peak of 1965 was reached at age 21 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1933
Standard
Rpd1792·Blz1788
All-time high
1965
−32 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 21
Jul 2025 · age 21
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40,343
#40,343 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
All-time peak 1965
at age 21 · −32 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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1953 → 1933
Tournaments
15
68 games
Score
45.5/ 6866.9%
39W13D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/2 | #1 | 2538 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #16 | 2836 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #25 | 2393 | -12.0 |
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·2349
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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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
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United States of America
#1,125
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#4,410
in continent
World
#40,343
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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