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Nitafan, Steve
🇵🇭FIDE 521059756· Male· Philippines· Born in 2014
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Steve Nitafan, a 12-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1736 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2nd leg MCC FIDE-Rated Standard Below 1799 Tournament, PACE Standard FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 14 Years Old Under, and 6th Noypi 1799 FIDE Rated Standard Chess Tournament. Also played 4 rapid (including 18th Edition Kamatyas FIDE Rated Rapid Open Chess Tournament Year-End Chess Festival 2025 - Juniors Division) and 1 blitz events (including 1ST Noypi x Robinsons Magnolia FIDE-RATED BLITZ OPEN Chess) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1736
Standard
Rpd1635·Blz—
All-time high
1736
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#97,410
#97,410 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+129 Elo)
1607 → 1736
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1736
at age 12
Jun 2026
10th Filipino U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1735
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
7
45 games
Score
30/ 4566.7%
27W6D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCris Cuntapay1,747·4th Noypi x Robinsons Magnolia FIDE-RATED U1800 Standard Chess Tournament·R6·+27.6
3.[W]vsJan Renzo Ochave1,650·1st 2025 MCC FIDE Rated Invitational Standard Chess Tournament·R3·+22.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #10 | 1893 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/4 | #8 | 2414 | +79.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/3 | #16 | 2533 | +38.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/3 | #33 | 2451 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/4 | #33 | 2516 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #17 | 1659 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/4 | #95 | 1403 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Philippines
#588
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,611
in continent
World
#97,408
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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