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Lee, Megan

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FIDEFIDE 2029618· Female· United States of America· Born in 1996

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Megan Lee, a 30-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2277 — just 20 short of her peak of 2297 (Jun 2024, age 28) and ranked 13th among American women, and in the top 2% worldwide. She is progressing steadily with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, 2026 Spring CCC IM Norm Invitational (37) - B, and 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 WA Class Carlsen Rapid Championship - Kasparov (1600 and over)) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 SPICE Cup Blitz Championship) recently. She took a 14-month break between Jun 2015 and Sep 2016.

Awarded WIM in 2013 (age 17) and FM in 2024 (age 28). Earned WGM norms at 2024 AGCA IM Invitational - Spring Edition and 2025 AGCA Winter - Classic. At junior level, she reached #32, #30 and #35 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2277

Standard

Rpd2296·Blz2117

All-time high

2297

−20 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 28

Activity

88

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#13

#13 · American women · of 432

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Nov 2025
2024
68th American 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 2297
Jun 2024
All-time peak 2297
at age 28 · −20 from today
Jun 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 28
Mar 2024
500 career games
at age 28
Mar 2024
2020
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
2089 → 2211
Sep 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Spring CCC IM Norm Invitational (37) - B
perf 2458 (+195) · 7/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Gleb DudinGM 2,596
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master · Feb 2026 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
+62
2215 → 2277
Tournaments
11
90 games
Score
50.5/ 9056.1%
39W23D28L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHarishkumar Karthikeyan1,891·2025 National Open·R4·-16.4
2.[L]vsJustin Trey1,906·2025 AGCA IM Invitational - Summer Edition·R5·-16.1
3.[L]vsStephen Adams2,036·2025 National Open·R6·-13.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
V Open Chess Menorca 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#672303+13.6
2026 Spring CCC IM Norm Invitational (37) - B
Round-Robin
Mar 20267/9#12458+58.0
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/8#582122-32.6
2026 Washington State Championship
Round-Robin
Feb 20263/8#72057-49.2
2025 AGCA Winter - Classic
Round-Robin
Dec 20256.5/9#22472+57.2
19th Annual SPICE Cup Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/9#82275+15.6
2025 Texas Norm Swiss
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/8#182300+23.4
2025 King County Open - Kenmore Open
Swiss
Sep 20254/5#22190+7.4
2025 Cornerstone Chess Labor Day Invitational - IM A
Round-Robin
Aug 20255/9#42284+30.8
2025 AGCA IM Invitational - Summer Edition
Round-Robin
Jun 20253.5/9#82159-13.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 National Open (-49.8 Elo, finished #104).

Most-Played Opponents

vsEugene YanaytFM
🇺🇸USA·2125
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsViktors Pupols
🇺🇸USA·1840
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsRuiyang YanFM
🇺🇸USA·2230
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsIgnacio PerezFM
🇺🇸USA·2008
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsStephen WillyFM
🇺🇸USA·2268
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings

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United States of America
#196
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#540
in continent
World
#4,826
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
1
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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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196🇺🇸Lee, Megan2,277
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
540🇺🇸Lee, Megan2,277
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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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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10
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4826🇺🇸Lee, Megan2,277