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USA · 23 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2719 (Feb 2026)

Best performance: 2859 at 35th Annual Chicago Open(Best of 2026)

World #39 live#39 publishedUnited States #7Americas #7among active players

Classical rating

2685

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2011

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 2701 to 2685 over the last 12 months; peak 2719 in February 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262685, 0, 11 games2553, 0, 0 games2595, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262685, -8, 7 games2553, 0, 0 games2595, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262693, +3, 9 games2553, +4, 13 games2595, +29, 18 games
Aug 20262690, -6, 5 games2549, -7, 7 games2566, -22, 11 games
Jul 20262696, 0, 0 games2556, +34, 12 games2588, +8, 20 games
Jun 20262696, -8, 16 games2522, 0, 0 games2580, 0, 0 games
May 20262704, -14, 12 games2522, 0, 0 games2580, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262718, +4, 7 games2522, +11, 4 games2580, +17, 9 games
Mar 20262714, -5, 4 games2511, 0, 0 games2563, +5, 4 games
Feb 20262719, +6, 10 games2511, 0, 0 games2558, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262713, +5, 9 games2511, 0, 0 games2558, +3, 2 games
Dec 20252708, +7, 6 games2511, -2, 2 games2555, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 20 games, Apr 28 – Aug 16.

From 1,489 classical games on record, the latest on Oct 21.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
2026 US ChampionshipOct 9 – Oct 21TPR 26875½/11

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

Best wins · Classical

From 1,413 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2010–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Wesley So, Mar 2019 · 2019 U.S. Championship, 2762
2, GM Levon Aronian, 3 wins, Oct 2022 · 2022 US Championship, 2755
3, GM Hans Moke Niemann, 4 wins, Oct 2026 · 2026 US Championship, 2717

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 250 of 1,489 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 87 of 131 games, 1.d4 in 18, 1.Nf3 in 12.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (10 as White, 18 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense3275%
Ruy Lopez2277%
English Opening1159%
Caro-Kann Defense1085%
Italian Game956%

24 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

16 of 207 events · All years

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 month

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Oct 2026115½26872687
Sep 202674½24682570
Aug 202695½26362716
Jul 20265422392479
May 202676½24372859
Apr 20262413½25382581
Mar 20267427012751
Feb 20264226352635
Jan 2026108½23952691
Nov 2025151225132753

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

Rated near Awonder Liang · Classical

World

  1. #37GM Teimour Radjabov2689.0
  2. #38GM Hao Wang2686.8
  3. #39GM Awonder Liang2685.0
  4. #40GM Samuel Sevian2684.0
  5. #41GM Pranesh M2682.2

United States

  1. #5GM Levon Aronian2718.8
  2. #6GM Hans Moke Niemann2698.4
  3. #7GM Awonder Liang2685.0
  4. #8GM Samuel Sevian2684.0
  5. #9GM Jeffery Xiong2671.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.