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Nguyen, Russell
🇺🇸FIDE 39964515· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Russell Nguyen, a 16-year-old American player, is rated 1579 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 2026 March BayAreaChess Real FIDE Championship - BC, 2026 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial New Year Open - BC, and 2025 US National Class Championship - Class C.
Current rating
1579
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1579
at best
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#154,380
#154,380 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1579
at age 16
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Feb 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1562 · at age 16
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1562 → 1579
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
8W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/1 | #10 | 2086 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #10 | 1549 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #16 | 1359 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,404
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#19,027
in continent
World
#154,364
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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