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Nguyen, Alex
🇺🇸FIDE 39944255· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008
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Alex Nguyen, a 18-year-old American player, is rated 1948. He has fluctuated between 1869 and 1980 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 March BayAreaChess Real FIDE Championship - MXA, 17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100, and 2026 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial New Year Open - MXA. His peak of 1980 was reached at age 17 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #99 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1948
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1980
−32 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,058
#37,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
99th American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1980
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1884 → 1980
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1980
at age 17 · −32 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1869 · at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1951 → 1948
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
15/ 2268.2%
15W0D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 1948 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #35 | 1871 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #3 | 1942 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2071 | +29.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,030
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,001
in continent
World
#37,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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