Nicholas Cardenas

USA · 26 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1961 (Oct 2024)

Best performance: 2136 at 44th Annual Amateur Team East -World Amateur Team(Best of 2014)

NOV26 Rating

1961

Live Rating

1961.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1961	0
Oct 2026	1961	0
Sep 2026	1961	0
Aug 2026	1961	0
Jul 2026	1961	0
Jun 2026	1961	0
May 2026	1961	0
Apr 2026	1961	0
Mar 2026	1961	0
Feb 2026	1961	0
Jan 2026	1961	0
Dec 2025	1961	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 78 classical games on record, the latest on Aug 31, 2024.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	3rd Annual Nashville Summer Classic - FIDE ChampionshipAug 26, 2024 – Sep 1, 2024TPR 2100	2/5	2100

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 59 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2014–2024

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	FM Ethan Li, Jul 2017 · 2017 North American Youth Chess Championship - U18	, 2297
2,	FM Todd Andrews, Aug 2024 · 3rd Annual Nashville Summer Classic - FIDE Championship	, 2165
3,	Rory E Wasiolek, Jan 2024 · 2024 Nashville City Championship - Masters	, 1974
4,	Amir Moazami, Jun 2014 · 2014 North American Youth Championship - Open U14	, 1952
5,	Mauricio Camejo, Nov 2021 · 52nd Annual National Chess Congress - Under 2200	, 1920
6,	Clayton Glad, Dec 2015 · 2015 Marshall Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial	, 1886
7,	Bingjie Liu, Jun 2018 · 11th Annual New York International - U2200	, 1861
8,	Maxwell Campbell, Aug 2024 · 3rd Annual Nashville Summer Classic - FIDE Championship	, 1842
9,	Kenneth Fernandez, Jun 2018 · 11th Annual New York International - U2200	, 1841
10,	Mark Engelen, Jun 2023 · 2023 NCC June Fide	, 1606

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	GM Alexander Onischuk, Highest-rated meeting: Feb 2014 · 44th Annual Amateur Team East -World Amateur Team	, 0/1	, 2679
2,	GM Grigoriy Oparin, Highest-rated meeting: Dec 2019 · 2019 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship	, 0/1	, 2650
3,	IM Kevin Noboa Silva, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2019 · Marshall Premier June 2019	, 0/1	, 2326
4,	IM Dietmar Kolbus, Highest-rated meeting: May 2022 · 46th Paul Keres Memorial Premier	, 0/1	, 2313
5,	FM Ethan Li, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2017 · 2017 North American Youth Chess Championship - U18	, 1/1	, 2297
6,	GM Hans Moke Niemann, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2017 · 2017 North American Youth Chess Championship - U18	, 0/1	, 2293
7,	GM Alonso Zapata, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2024 · 3rd Annual Nashville Summer Classic - FIDE Championship	, 0/1	, 2292
8,	Deepak Aaron, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2024 · 3rd Annual Nashville Summer Classic - FIDE Championship	, 0/1	, 2289
9,	IM Ronald Burnett, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2024 · 2024 Nashville City Championship - Masters	, 0/2	, 2282
10,	IM Justin Chen, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2017 · Marshall July 2017 Weekend FIDE	, 0/1	, 2227

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 7 of 78 classical games on record.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...d5.

All openings (1 as Black)

Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 3.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
Semi-Slav Defense	3	100%

1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

17 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2024	10	4½	2073	2037
2023	2	1	1873	—
2022	4	1½	1940	1853
2021	4	2½	1754	1849
2019	6	½	2257	1856
2018	11	7½	1746	1879
2017	9	1½	2173	1900
2015	4	2	1844	1844
2014	9	3	2065	1940

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

3rd Annual Nashville Summer Classic - FIDE Championship2100
Aug – Sep 2024Swissfederation source
Best of 2024Score 2/5Opp avg 2172Start 1945
2024 Nashville City Championship - Masters1974
Jan 2024Round robinfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 2½/5Opp avg 1974Start 1901
2023 NCC June Fide—(2)
Jun 2023Swissfederation source
Score 2/3Opp avg 1873Start 1902
Marshall FIDE Monday June-August 2022 Rounds 1-5—(2)
Jun – Jul 2022Swissfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1814Start 1905
46th Paul Keres Memorial Premier—(2)
May 2022Swissfederation source
Score 1½/3Opp avg 2067Start 1909
52nd Annual National Chess Congress - Under 22001849
Nov 2021Swissfederation source
Best of 2021Score 2½/4Opp avg 1754Start 1909
2019 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship1940
Dec 2019Teamfederation source
Best of 2019Score 2/6Opp avg 2262Start 1914
Marshall Premier June 2019—(2)
Jun 2019Swissfederation source
Score 0/2Opp avg 2246Start 1920
2018 Potomac Open - U21001756
Jul 2018Swissfederation source
#2 in 2018Score 3/5Opp avg 1684Start 1948
11th Annual New York International - U22001990
Jun 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 5½/7Opp avg 1797Start 1910
2017 North American Youth Chess Championship - U181948
Jul 2017Swissfederation source
Best of 2017Score 2/8Opp avg 2221Start 1926
Marshall July 2017 Weekend FIDE1804
Jul 2017Swissfederation source
#2 in 2017Score 1½/4Opp avg 2077Start 1926
2015 Marshall Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial1844
Dec 2015Swissfederation source
Best of 2015Score 2/4Opp avg 1844Start 1940
2014 MCC August U2300—(2)
Aug 2014Swissfederation source
Score 1½/4Opp avg 2021
2014 FCA July FIDE Open—(0)
Jul 2014Swissfederation source
Score 3/4
2014 North American Youth Championship - Open U141940
Jun 2014Swissfederation source
#2 in 2014Score 4½/9Opp avg 1940
44th Annual Amateur Team East -World Amateur Team2136
Feb 2014Teamfederation source
Best of 2014Score 1/3Opp avg 2261

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE