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Nigatu, Jason

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FIDEFIDE 39986500· Male· United States of America· Born in 2012

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Jason Nigatu, a 14-year-old American player, is rated 1887 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 35th Annual North American Open - U2300, 34th Annual King's Island Open - Major, and 15th Annual Central California Open - Major.

At junior level, he reached #95 nationally in U14.

Current rating

1887

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1887

at best
Feb 2026 · age 14

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#51,372

#51,372 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
95th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1887
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1887
at age 14
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1858 · at age 13
Dec 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
35th Annual North American Open - U2300
perf 1942 (+55) · 3.5/7 · #71
Top opponent
vs Xavier John Verdun 2,174
35th Annual North American Open - U2300 · Dec 2025 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
+29
1858 → 1887
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
4W4D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual North American Open - U2300
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/7#711942+28.8
34th Annual King's Island Open - Major
Open Swiss
Nov 20250.5/3#5216780.0
15th Annual Central California Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#2519970.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,407
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#5,666
in continent
World
#51,372
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
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4
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5
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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
...
1407🇺🇸Nigatu, Jason1,887
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
5666🇺🇸Nigatu, Jason1,887
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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51372🇺🇸Nigatu, Jason1,887