USA · 39 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2934 (Mar 2019)
Best performance: 3040 at 2017 Champions Showdown - Nakamura vs Topalov - 5 mins(Best of 2017)
NOV26 Rating
2800
Live Rating
2800.0
Change
0.0
Games Played
0
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Official blitz rating by month
| List | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2800 | 0 |
| Oct 2026 | 2800 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 2800 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 2800 | -38 |
| Jul 2026 | 2838 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 2838 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 2838 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 2838 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 2838 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 2838 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 2838 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 2838 | 0 |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 4 games (2 wins, 2 draws), since Jul 28. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 12 games, Jul 4 – Jul 5.
From 622 blitz games on record, the latest on Jul 28.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| WR Chess Team USA vs Uzbekistan — BlitzJul 28TPR 2714 | 4/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 97 of 622 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 18 of 50 games, 1.Nf3 in 13, 1.c4 in 9.
As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...Nf6 or 1...d5, and 1.e4 with 1...e5.
All openings (8 as White, 8 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening | 7 | 79% |
| Sicilian Defense | 5 | 40% |
| Zukertort Opening | 5 | 70% |
| Four Knights Game | 4 | 75% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 63% |
| Italian Game | 3 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack, with e6 | 3 | 83% |
| Ruy Lopez | 3 | 50% |
16 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 12, 1...d5 in 6.
Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 12, 1...c5 in 5.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez | 7 | 64% |
| English Opening | 6 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 6 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 6 | 58% |
| Italian Game | 5 | 90% |
| Sicilian Defense | 5 | 60% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 13% |
| Dutch Defense | 3 | 33% |
5 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by month
2026: 2682 over 27 rated games
| Month | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | 27 | 17½ | 2572 | 2682 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jul 2026Teamfederation source#2 in 2026Score 4/7Opp avg 2664Start 2838
- Jul 2026Round robinchess-results.com#3 in 2026Score 5/9Opp avg 2580Start 2838
- Jul 2026SwisslichessBest of 2026Score 8½/11Opp avg 2508Start 2838
World
- #1GM Magnus Carlsen2860.0
- #2GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov2819.0
- #3GM Hikaru Nakamura2800.0
- #4GM Alireza Firouzja2797.0
- #5GM Daniil Dubov2779.0
United States
- #1GM Hikaru Nakamura2800.0
- #2GM Wesley So2745.0
- #3GM Fabiano Caruana2738.0
- #4GM Levon Aronian2714.0
- #5GM Hans Moke Niemann2711.0
Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE