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Tanenbaum, Zachary
FM🇺🇸FIDE 2060850· Male· United States of America· Born in 2000
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Zachary Tanenbaum, a 26-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2300 and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section. Also played 2 rapid (including Marshall Masters 51) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2371 was reached at age 25 (Nov 2025).
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 23) and CM in 2023 (age 23). Earned a IM norm at 2025 Texas Norm Swiss. At junior level, he reached World #100 in U12 and #33, #33, #19 and #29 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2300
Standard
Rpd2147·Blz2266
All-time high
2371
−71 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 25
Nov 2025 · age 25
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
93 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#169 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
17 entries2025
41st American 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2371
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2371
at age 25 · −72 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 25
Feb 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 24
Dec 2024
2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
Nov 2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 23
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
2326 → 2300
Tournaments
12
88 games
Score
51.5/ 8858.5%
37W29D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 2388 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #43 | 2299 | +1.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #25 | 2168 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2323 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #177 | 2240 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/9 | #25 | 2159 | -46.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #2 | 2268 | +2.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2324 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 2208 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #32 | 2438 | +21.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMykola BortnykIM
🇺🇦UKR·2440
+3 −8 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsBrewington HardawayGM
🇺🇸USA·2510
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMichael RohdeGM
🇺🇸USA·2207
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsLeif PressmanFM
🇺🇸USA·2194
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMaxim DlugyGM
🇺🇸USA·2496
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#169
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#457
in continent
World
#4,094
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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