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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 1792. He has slipped back 112 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Louisiana Open 2026, 2026 Tulane Classic, and 2026 New Orleans Carnival 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

1792

Standard

Rpd1839·Blz—

All-time high

1904

−112 pts below
May 2025 · age 65

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#78,904

#78,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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 · −112 from today
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1904 · at age 65
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

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
-87
1879 → 1792
Tournaments
7
35 games
Score
21.5/ 3561.4%
18W7D10L
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

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Louisiana Open 2026
Swiss
May 20263/3#22462-7.2
2026 May Poison Pawns - Championship
Swiss
May 20261/3#271565-44.0
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
#2,296
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#9,111
in continent
World
#78,903
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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1
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2,792
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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2
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2
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8
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