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Waters, Kai

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FIDEFIDE 39952614· Male· United States of America· Born in 2015

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Kai Waters, a 11-year-old American player, is rated 1735. He is on a steady climb with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Marshall Monthly FIDE - U2400, The Atlantic City Open - U2000, and 2026 February Marshall Premier FIDE - U2000. His peak of 1791 was reached at age 9 (Sep 2024).

At junior level, he reached #23 nationally in U10.

Current rating

1735

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1791

−56 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 9

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#97,610

#97,610 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1669 → 1735
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 10
Dec 2025
2024
23rd American U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1791
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
The Atlantic City Open - U2000
perf 2142 (+407) · 5.5/6 · #2
Top opponent
vs Gabriel Burgos Jr. 1,863
The Atlantic City Open - U2000 · Apr 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
+64
1671 → 1735
Tournaments
9
43 games
Score
22/ 4351.2%
19W6D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 April Marshall Monthly FIDE - U2400
Swiss
Apr 20260/3#711083-27.6
The Atlantic City Open - U2000
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/6#22142+99.6
2026 February Marshall Premier FIDE - U2000
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/5#61768+46.8
2026 Marshall Chess Club U12 Junior Championship
Swiss
Jan 20263/3#72378+16.8
2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/4#191672+19.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 August Marshall Premier FIDE - U2000 (-57.2 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,892
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#11,598
in continent
World
#97,609
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
2892🇺🇸Waters, Kai1,735
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
11598🇺🇸Waters, Kai1,735
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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97609🇺🇸Waters, Kai1,735