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Riley, Nathaniel

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FIDEFIDE 39947025· Male· United States of America· Born in 1960

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Nathaniel Riley, a 66-year-old American player, is rated 1843. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Tulane Classic, 2026 New Orleans Carnival Classic, and 2025 Downriver Chess Classic. Also played 3 rapid events (including 2025 Squitiro Holiday Invitational) recently. His peak of 1904 was reached at age 65 (May 2025).

Current rating

1843

Standard

Rpd1839·Blz—

All-time high

1904

−61 pts below
May 2025 · age 65

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#63,371

#63,371 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
90th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1843
May 2026
2025
43rd American 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1904
May 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 65
May 2025
All-time peak 1904
at age 65 · −61 from today
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1904 · at age 65
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Louisiana State Championship
perf 1954 (+135) · 4/5 · #16
Top opponent
vs Nestor Lopez Martin 1,950
2026 Tulane Classic · Apr 2026 · +26.0 Elo
Evolution
-61
1904 → 1843
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
17.5/ 2764.8%
14W7D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNestor Lopez Martin1,950·2026 Tulane Classic·R5·+26.0
2.[W]vsMaxwell Boecker1,864·2026 Tulane Classic·R2·+21.2
3.[W]vsAustin Janusa1,800·2026 New Orleans Carnival Classic·R4·+19.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIsabella Stubbins1,777·2025 Louisiana State Championship·R6·-22.4
2.[L]vsErnesto Lizarondo1,805·2025 Louisiana State Championship·R5·-20.8
3.[L]vsLeo Le-Tran1,847·2026 Tulane Classic·R3·-19.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Tulane Classic
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/3#42687+32.4
2026 New Orleans Carnival Classic
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/4#212243-7.6
2025 Downriver Chess Classic
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/1#172626+0.4
2025 Louisiana State Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/5#161954-60.4
2025 Paul Morphy Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/2#182660-24.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Louisiana State Championship (-60.4 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,760
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#7,157
in continent
World
#63,371
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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2
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10
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