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Johnson, Merritt D

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FIDEFIDE 2005638· Male· United States of America· Born in 1981

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Merritt D Johnson, a 45-year-old American player, is rated 1862 — just 30 short of his peak of 1892 (Oct 2025, age 44). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 14 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Houston Open - U2000, 2025 Louisiana State Championship, and 34th Annual Chicago Open - U2100.

Current rating

1862

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1892

−30 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 44

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#58,034

#58,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
51st American 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1892
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1810 → 1892
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1892
at age 44 · −30 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 43
Dec 2024
First FIDE rating
1810 · at age 43
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
34th Annual Chicago Open - U2100
perf 2157 (+267) · 4/5 · #49
Top opponent
vs Jessica MolinaWFM 1,996
34th Annual Chicago Open - U2100 · May 2025 · +25.9 Elo
Evolution
-28
1890 → 1862
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
8W4D3L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAlan Rodenstein1,581·2025 Houston Open - U2000·R2·-33.4
2.[L]vsAnthony Deyou Chen1,916·34th Annual Chicago Open - U2100·R7·-18.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Houston Open - U2000
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/2#262360-30.0
2025 Louisiana State Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/4#101881+2.0
34th Annual Chicago Open - U2100
Open Swiss
May 20254/5#492157+37.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Houston Open - U2000 (-30.0 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,591
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#6,510
in continent
World
#58,034
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1591🇺🇸Johnson, Merritt D1,862
Americas
1
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
6510🇺🇸Johnson, Merritt D1,862
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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5
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2,776
6
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7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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58034🇺🇸Johnson, Merritt D1,862