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Lee, Megan
FM🇺🇸FIDE 2029618· Female· United States of America· Born in 1996
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Megan Lee, a 30-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2274 — just 23 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 2026 Keres Memorial Premier, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and 2026 Spring CCC IM Norm Invitational (37) - B. 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
2274
Standard
Rpd2296·Blz2095
All-time high
2297
−23 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 28
Jun 2024 · age 28
Activity
87
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · American women · of 445
Career timeline
20 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+122
2152 → 2274
Tournaments
13
107 games
Score
55.5/ 10751.9%
52W31D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1991 | -18.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #78 | 1884 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2402 | +20.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #38 | 2068 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #67 | 2303 | +13.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2458 | +58.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #58 | 2122 | -32.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/8 | #7 | 2057 | -49.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2472 | +57.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 2275 | +15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladimir BelousGM
🇷🇺RUS·2468
+0 −3 =6
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsEugene YanaytFM
🇺🇸USA·2125
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsStephen WillyFM
🇺🇸USA·2281
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsViktors Pupols
🇺🇸USA·1828
+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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Rankings
/
United States of America
#196
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#550
in continent
World
#4,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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