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Tsai, Nicholas

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FIDEFIDE 39954811· Male· United States of America· Born in 1981

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Nicholas Tsai, a 45-year-old American player, is rated 1655 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sapporo Sakura Chess Open, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Japan Open 2025(Challenger Category). Also played 2 rapid events (including Kanagawa Rapid Chess Championship 2025) recently.

Current rating

1655

Standard

Rpd1530·Blz—

All-time high

1655

at best
May 2026 · age 45

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#125,880

#125,880 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1564 → 1655
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 45
May 2026
All-time peak 1655
at age 45
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 44
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 44
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1564 · at age 44
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Reykjavik Open 2026
perf 1855 (+291) · 4/7 · #266
Top opponent
vs Cedric Iseli 1,864
Sapporo Sakura Chess Open · Apr 2026 · +30.8 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
9.5/ 2341.3%
8W3D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCedric Iseli1,864·Sapporo Sakura Chess Open·R1·+30.8
2.[W]vsEric De Winter1,761·Reykjavik Open 2026·R8·+30.3
3.[W]vsHilmar Freyr Birgisson1,651·Reykjavik Open 2026·R7·+24.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsToma Niori1,639·Sapporo Sakura Chess Open·R5·-20.9
2.[L]vsFrederick H. Chung1,609·Japan Open 2025(Challenger Category)·R7·-17.4
3.[L]vsYukihiko Yoshii1,707·Sapporo Sakura Chess Open·R4·-17.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Sapporo Sakura Chess Open
Swiss
Apr 20262/5#71697+30.4
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/7#2661855+62.0
Japan Open 2025(Challenger Category)
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/8#8414950.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
United States of America
#3,778
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#15,354
in continent
World
#125,874
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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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
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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3778🇺🇸Tsai, Nicholas1,655
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
...
15354🇺🇸Tsai, Nicholas1,655
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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125874🇺🇸Tsai, Nicholas1,655