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Van Vugt, Noah
🇺🇸FIDE 39954773· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009
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Noah Van Vugt, a 17-year-old American player, is rated 1971 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +127 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 U.S. Masters, 14th Annual Hartford Open - Major, and 84th New England Open Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently.
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1981
All-time high
1971
at best
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,492
#32,492 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
4 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1844 → 1971
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1971
at age 17
Jan 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1844 · at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Championsperf 2101 (+151) · 3.5/6 · #9
Top opponent
Evolution
+127
1844 → 1971
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
8W11D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRoger Zhang2,171·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R4·+31.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAmogh Tripathi1,853·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R5·-25.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #192 | 2030 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #29 | 2025 | +17.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #19 | 1907 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #34 | 2043 | +38.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 2101 | +67.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#898
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#3,464
in continent
World
#32,492
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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