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Van de Graaff, Brayden
🇺🇸FIDE 39928144· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009
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Brayden Van De Graaff, a 17-year-old American player, is rated 1861. He has fluctuated between 1724 and 1904 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 35th Annual North American Open - U2100, 41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions, and 2025 Carolinas Classic - U1900. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Carolinas Classic - Blitz Championship (1700 and over)) recently. His peak of 1904 was reached at age 16 (Sep 2025).
Current rating
1861
Standard
Rpd1916·Blz1775
All-time high
1904
−43 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,330
#58,330 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
4 entries2025
All-time peak 1904
at age 16 · −43 from today
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+354 Elo)
1520 → 1874
Jan 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jan 2025
2024
First FIDE rating
1520 · at age 15
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Championsperf 2078 (+174) · 3/5 · #31
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1897 → 1861
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
4W3D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChi Thanh Can1,927·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R3·+21.3
3.[D]vsAustin Tang1,920·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R6·+0.9
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsSteve Wongso2,154·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R1·-7.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #163 | 1885 | -43.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #31 | 2078 | +6.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,611
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#6,508
in continent
World
#58,329
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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