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USA · 18 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2414 (Jan 2026)

Best performance: 2536 at 10th Rencontres internationales d'echecs francophones Blitz(Best of 2024)

World #=911 live, down 9#902 publishedUnited States #54Americas #=144#85 U18 in the worldamong active players

Blitz rating

2414

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

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2023

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2409 to 2414 over the last 12 months; peak 2414 in January 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262425, 0, 0 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262425, 0, 0 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262425, -3, 6 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262428, +10, 14 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262418, 0, 0 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262418, 0, 0 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, 0, 0 games
May 20262418, 0, 0 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262418, 0, 0 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262418, -1, 0 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262419, 0, 0 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262419, +10, 8 games2387, 0, 0 games2414, +5, 6 games
Dec 20252409, +1, 0 games2387, 0, 0 games2409, 0, 0 games
Next title: GMrating 2428 of 2500, live 2425no norms on record yetdetails ↓

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

From 41 blitz games on record, the latest on Nov 29, 2025.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz ChampionshipNov 29, 2025TPR 24434½/6

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

Title Progress

GM title progress

Next title: Grandmaster

Rating: peak 2428, needs 2500 · live 2425

Norms: none on record with us yet

International Master (FIDE)

2023 North American Junior U20 - OpenDec 2023—

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Blitz

From 41 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2023–2025

#OpponentRating
1, GM Christian Bauer, Aug 2024 · 10th Rencontres internationales d'echecs francophones Blitz, 2692
2, GM Gabriel Flom, Aug 2024 · 10th Rencontres internationales d'echecs francophones Blitz, 2399
3, IM Bryan Enming Lin, Nov 2025 · 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship, 2340

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Blitz

5 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

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202564½22502443
20242622½21282450
20239818942245

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

Rated near Erick Zhao · Blitz

World

  1. #=911IM Dennes Abel2414.0
  2. #=911IM Nurgyul Salimova2414.0
  3. #=911IM Erick Zhao2414.0
  4. #=911IM Leya Garifullina2414.0
  5. #=911GM Raja Rithvik R2414.0

United States

  1. #52FM Linxi Zhu2424.0
  2. #53GM Robert Hungaski2415.8
  3. #54IM Erick Zhao2414.0
  4. #55IM Eric Liu2412.0
  5. #56GM Safal Bora2411.0

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