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Hope, Nathaniel
CM🇯🇲FIDE 7404999· Male· Jamaica· Born in 2008
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Nathaniel Hope, a 18-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1879. He has slipped back 116 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jamaica National Junior Championship Absolute 2026, National Championship 2026, and XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Absoluto. Also played 1 rapid (including Ravensworth Rapids 2025) and 1 blitz events (including XX Festival de Ajedrez Blitz Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18) recently. He took a 47-month break between Jan 2019 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2050 was reached at age 17 (Dec 2025, #8 nationally at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #2, #1 and #6 nationally in U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
1879
Standard
Rpd1731·Blz1788
All-time high
2050
−171 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 17
Dec 2025 · age 17
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,450
#53,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #8
at age 17 · rated 2050
Dec 2025
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2050
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2050
at age 17 · −171 from today
Dec 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Oct 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-97
1976 → 1879
Tournaments
7
62 games
Score
29.5/ 6247.6%
27W14D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 1884 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/10 | #10 | 1797 | -84.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #18 | 1908 | -95.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2159 | +50.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 1954 | -14.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #6 | 2042 | +38.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 1922 | -19.2 |
Worst Elo result: XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Absoluto (-95.2 Elo, finished #18).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJ-Loy Chin
🇯🇲JAM·1824
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJhustice-Dimonte McDonaldCM
🇯🇲JAM·2024
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJaden ShawFM
🇯🇲JAM·2117
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRaheem GlavesFM
🇯🇲JAM·2146
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCorbin Harvey
🇯🇲JAM·1853
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Jamaica
#26
out of 163 players
Americas
#5,929
in continent
World
#53,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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