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Song, Edward
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2051192· Male· United States of America· Born in 1999
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Edward Song, a 27-year-old American International Master, is rated 2392 — just 19 short of his peak of 2411 (Aug 2019, age 20) and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 4 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 U.S. Masters, 34th Annual King's Island Open - Major, and 2025 Royal City Masters Crown. He took a 12-month break between Oct 2023 and Nov 2024. He reached American #80 in Oct 2020.
Competes for United States of America since Feb 2013. Awarded IM in 2019 (age 20) and FM in 2014 (age 15). Earned a GM norm at XI Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival - Group A 2024. At junior level, he reached World #98 in U20, World #68 in U16, World #48 in U14 and #14 and #17 nationally in U18 and U12.
Current rating
2392
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2262
All-time high
2411
−19 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 20
Aug 2019 · age 20
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#96 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
26 entries2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2369 → returned at 2362
Oct 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 23
Dec 2022
2020
Peak American rank: #80
at age 21 · rated 2401
Oct 2020
2019
98th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2411
Dec 2019
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 3rd quarter PB 2019
Sep 2019
Crossed 2400
at age 20
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2395 → 2392
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
25/ 3767.6%
17W16D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2457 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #19 | 2387 | +0.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #33 | 2318 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2393 | +3.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #9 | 2355 | -4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2428
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsAtulya ShettyIM
🇺🇸USA·2455
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2021
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vsSafal BoraGM
🇺🇸USA·2500
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2014
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vsSeth HomaFM
🇺🇸USA·2273
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRuifeng LiGM
🇺🇸USA·2535
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#96
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#210
in continent
World
#1,811
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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