Nico Chasin

Nico Chasin
Personal information
Born (2006-09-19) September 19, 2006 (age 19)
New York City, U.S.
Chess career
CountryUnited States
TitleGrandmaster (2026)
FIDE rating2490 (June 2026)
Peak rating2524 (January 2026)

Nico Werner Chasin (born September 19, 2006) is an American chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In July 2017, he won the under-12 section of the Panamerican Chess Festival, defeating Sion Radamantys Galaviz Medina on tiebreak scores.[1]

In January 2019, he won the Junior High section of the New York Scholastic Team and Individual Chess Championships.[2]

In August 2021, he won the U18 blitz section of the North American Youth Chess Championship with a perfect score of 10/10.[3]

In April 2022, he tied for first place with Arthur Guo, Vishnu Vanapalli, Gus Huston, Anthony He, Bijan Tahmassebi, and Advaith Karthik in the U.S. High School Championship, but was ranked in 6th place after tiebreak scores.[4]

In July 2022, he won the U.S. Cadet Championship, 1.5 points ahead of runner-up Arthur Guo.[5]

In November 2024, he was the top American player in the World Youth Chess Championship, tying for 5th place with a score of 7.5/11.[6]

On 3 December 2025, he earned his final grandmaster norm at the XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open with a performance rating of 2608, becoming GM-elect as he had already reached the 2500 rating requirement.[7]

Personal life

He attended the Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School and is attending the University of Chicago.[8]

References

  1. ^ "28° Festival Panamericano de la Juventud U12 Absoluto (157112)". archive.chess-results.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  2. ^ "KCF promotes USA scholastic events". ChessBase. February 8, 2019. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  3. ^ "NORTH AMERICAN YOUTH BLITZ". rknights.org. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  4. ^ "Winners crowned at 2022 US High School Championship". fide.com. April 11, 2022. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  5. ^ Wilson, Danial (July 28, 2022). "Chasin Wins 2022 U.S. Cadet". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  6. ^ Lang, JJ (November 15, 2024). "FIDE World Youth Recap and World Cadet Preview". US Chess.org. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  7. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic". s3.chess-results.com. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  8. ^ "IM Nico Chasin". chessctc.org. Retrieved 2025-01-18.

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