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Song, Edward

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FIDEFIDE 2051192· Male· United States of America· Born in 1999

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Edward Song, a 27-year-old American International Master, is rated 2391 — just 20 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

2391

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2262

All-time high

2411

−20 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 20

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#96 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

26 entries
2023
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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Semen KhaninGM 2,592
34th Annual King's Island Open - Major · Nov 2025 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-4
2395 → 2391
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
14.5/ 2363.0%
10W9D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNicholas VetteseIM2,352·2025 Royal City Masters Crown·R4·+4.4
2.[W]vsLogan C ShaferCM2,219·2025 U.S. Masters·R7·+2.7
3.[D]vsSemen KhaninGM2,592·34th Annual King's Island Open - Major·R4·+2.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPetro GolubkaGM2,329·2025 Royal City Masters Crown·R3·-5.9
2.[L]vsMahel BoyerGM2,523·2025 U.S. Masters·R4·-3.2
3.[L]vsJianchao ZhouGM2,591·34th Annual King's Island Open - Major·R5·-2.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/9#332318-4.0
34th Annual King's Island Open - Major
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/5#42393+3.9
2025 Royal City Masters Crown
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#92355-4.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2421
+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 5,412 players
Americas
#212
in continent
World
#1,828
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,754
4
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2,732
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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World
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2
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