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Chen, Nathan Mao
🇺🇸FIDE 39996263· Male· United States of America· Born in 2018
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Nathan Mao Chen, a 8-year-old American player, is rated 1543 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +138 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Coppell CC FIDE Spring Classical - U1800, 2026 March TCC - DFW Spring FIDE - U1800, and 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - Open Section.
At junior level, he reached #12 nationally in U8.
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1543
at best
May 2026 · age 8
May 2026 · age 8
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
12th American U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1543
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+138 Elo)
1405 → 1543
May 2026
All-time peak 1543
at age 8
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Apr 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 8
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 8
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+138
1405 → 1543
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
11.5/ 3532.9%
13W10D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 1754 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 1525 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/6 | #27 | 1532 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #23 | 1258 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #30 | 773 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,681
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#20,685
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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