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Shih, Matthew

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FIDEFIDE 2054060· Male· United States of America· Born in 1997

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Matthew Shih, a 29-year-old American player, is rated 2055 — just 8 short of his peak of 2063 (Sep 2025, age 28) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Toronto Open Crown, 12th Annual Washington International - Championship, and 18th Annual Chicago Class - Master. He had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2013–2015) and 79 months (2015–2022).

At junior level, he reached #51, #54 and #55 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2055

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2063

−8 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 28

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,168 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1951 → 2063
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2063
at age 28 · −8 from today
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 28
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Jan 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
Jul 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
12th Annual Washington International - Championship
perf 2226 (+163) · 2.5/5 · #105
Top opponent
vs Aleksandr OstrovskiyIM 2,383
33rd annual Eastern Class - Master · Jun 2025 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
+43
2012 → 2055
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
14/ 2948.3%
9W10D10L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEric Qian1,967·2025 Toronto Open Crown·R4·-12.5
2.[L]vsSanjay Kumar1,974·18th Annual Chicago Class - Master·R4·-11.8
3.[L]vsAndrew SamuelsonFM2,088·12th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open·R8·-7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Toronto Open Crown
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/6#211994-8.4
12th Annual Washington International - Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/5#1052226+24.2
18th Annual Chicago Class - Master
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/5#82114+8.6
33rd annual Eastern Class - Master
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/5#52158+18.2
12th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
Open Swiss
May 20253/8#391974-10.2

Rankings

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United States of America
#583
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#2,092
in continent
World
#20,168
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
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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583🇺🇸Shih, Matthew2,055
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
...
2092🇺🇸Shih, Matthew2,055
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.
2,754
10
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2,753
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20168🇺🇸Shih, Matthew2,055