USA · 43 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1991 (By Jul 2022)
Best performance: 2124 at 31st Annual Chicago Open - Under 2300(Best of 2022)
Classical rating
1968
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jul 2022 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Classical
Classical rating unchanged at 1968 over the last 12 months; peak 1991 by July 2022.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1968, 0, 0 games |
Form · Classical
Unbeaten in the last 5 games (2 wins, 3 draws), since Jun 25, 2023.
From 18 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 7, 2024.
No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Tim Just Winter Open XL - MajorJan 5, 2024 – Jan 7, 2024TPR 1960 | 2½/4 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Classical
From 18 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2022–2024
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Steven Szpisjak, May 2022 · 31st Annual Chicago Open - Under 2300 | , 1979 |
| 2, | Henry Xia, Jan 2024 · 2024 Tim Just Winter Open XL - Major | , 1838 |
| 3, | William Blackman, May 2022 · 31st Annual Chicago Open - Under 2300 | , 1808 |
| 4, | Mark P Hamilton, Jun 2023 · 2023 Chicago Summer Open - Major | , 1752 |
| 5, | Maxwell Barnes, Jun 2023 · 2023 Chicago Summer Open - Major | , 1681 |
| 6, | Carter Whaley, May 2022 · 31st Annual Chicago Open - Under 2300 | , 1611 |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Giorgi Margvelashvili, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2023 · 2023 Chicago Summer Open - Major | , 0/1 | , 2532 |
| 2, | Daniel Ng, Highest-rated meeting: May 2022 · 31st Annual Chicago Open - Under 2300 | , ½/1 | , 2083 |
| 3, | Daniel Bronfeyn, Highest-rated meeting: May 2022 · 31st Annual Chicago Open - Under 2300 | , ½/1 | , 2053 |
| 4, | Joseph Truelson, Highest-rated meeting: May 2022 · 31st Annual Chicago Open - Under 2300 | , ½/1 | , 2051 |
| 5, | Jesse Ren, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2024 · 2024 Tim Just Winter Open XL - Major | , ½/1 | , 1994 |
| 6, | Steven Szpisjak, Highest-rated meeting: May 2022 · 31st Annual Chicago Open - Under 2300 | , 1/1 | , 1979 |
| 7, | CM Alex Zhang, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2024 · 2024 Tim Just Winter Open XL - Major | , ½/1 | , 1934 |
| 8, | Hiro Higuchi, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2023 · Tim Just Winter Open XXXIX - Major Section | , ½/1 | , 1871 |
| 9, | William Brock, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2023 · Tim Just Winter Open XXXIX - Major Section | , ½/1 | , 1851 |
| 10, | Henry Xia, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2024 · 2024 Tim Just Winter Open XL - Major | , 1/1 | , 1838 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2½ | 1865 | 1960 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | 1879 | 1879 |
| 2022 | 6 | 4½ | 1931 | 2124 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jan 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 2½/4Opp avg 1865Start 1942
- Jun 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 2/4Opp avg 1948Start 1953
- Jan 2023Swissfederation source#2 in 2023Score 2/4Opp avg 1809Start 1991
- May 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 4½/6Opp avg 1931
- 2024 Tim Just Winter Open XL - Major · Jan 2024 · 2½/4
- 2023 Chicago Summer Open - Major · Jun 2023 · 2/4
- Tim Just Winter Open XXXIX - Major Section · Jan 2023 · 2/4
- 31st Annual Chicago Open - Under 2300 · May 2022 · 4½/6
World
- #=88569Haoyue Zhang1968
- #=88569Vaclav Zikes1968
- #=88569Joshua Zillmer1968
- #=88569Aleksandar Zlatanovic1968
- #=88569WFM Margarita Zvereva1968
United States
- #=3377Simon Steel1968
- #=3377Jake Wang1968
- #=3377Joshua Zillmer1968
- #=3377William Daniel Fox1968
- #=3377Akshay Naik1968
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.