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Shen, Christopher
FM🇺🇸FIDE 2090635· Male· United States of America· Born in 2004
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Christopher Shen, a 22-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2346 — just 8 short of his peak of 2354 (Jan 2020, age 16) and sitting in the top 3% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship and 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz Tournament) recently.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 14) and CM in 2013 (age 9). Earned a IM norm at Fall 2019 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational. At junior level, he reached World #88 in U18, World #49 in U16, World #29 in U14, World #16 in U12, World #21 in U10 and #8 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2346
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2238
All-time high
2354
−8 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 16
Jan 2020 · age 16
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#130 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
24 entries2026
57th American 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2346
Mar 2026
2024
8th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2349
Nov 2024
2022
500 career games
at age 18
Aug 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Jul 2022
2021
88th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2354
Feb 2021
2020
49th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2354
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2337 → 2346
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
9.5/ 1373.1%
8W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #19 | 2346 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2305 | +0.8 |
Rankings
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United States of America
#130
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#322
in continent
World
#2,794
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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