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Pennington-Cross, Nicholas Lee

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FIDEFIDE 39941116· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009

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Nicholas Lee Pennington-Cross, a 17-year-old American player, is rated 1700. He has fluctuated between 1620 and 1750 over the past 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 North Central Open, 9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament, and 2025 Chicago Fall Open - U2100. He took a 12-month break between Dec 2023 and Jan 2025. His peak of 1750 was reached at age 16 (Sep 2025).

Current rating

1700

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1750

−50 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#109,949

#109,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
All-time peak 1750
at age 16 · −50 from today
Sep 2025
6-month rising streak
+114 Elo
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+269 Elo)
1367 → 1636
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions
perf 1835 (+85) · 2/5 · #29
Top opponent
vs Luke O Hengen 1,932
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions · Jul 2025 · +29.6 Elo
Evolution
-4
1704 → 1700
Tournaments
6
30 games
Score
17/ 3056.7%
14W6D10L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAayush Praveen1,578·2025 Chicago Fall Open - U2100·R1·-28.1
2.[L]vsGaofei Wang1,632·2025 Chicago Fall Open - U2100·R3·-25.3
3.[L]vsMegan Chen1,674·18th Annual Chicago Class - Class A·R1·-22.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 North Central Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/3#251792-28.4
9th Annual Sevan Memorial Tournament
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/2#382364+1.6
2025 Chicago Fall Open - U2100
Swiss
Oct 20253/4#131836-23.2
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/5#291835+30.4
18th Annual Chicago Class - Class A
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/3#132477+15.6
2025 Chicago Summer Open - U2100
Swiss
Jun 20253/3#122452+13.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 North Central Open (-28.4 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#3,360
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#13,186
in continent
World
#109,946
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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10
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2,653
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3360🇺🇸Pennington-Cross, Nicholas Lee1,700
Americas
1
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2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
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2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
13186🇺🇸Pennington-Cross, Nicholas Lee1,700
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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109946🇺🇸Pennington-Cross, Nicholas Lee1,700