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Romero, Jonah
🇺🇸FIDE 30909252· Male· United States of America· Born in 2003
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Jonah Romero, a 23-year-old American player, is rated 1974 — just 21 short of his peak of 1995 (Mar 2017, age 14). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 74-month break between Sep 2019 and Dec 2025. Recent appearances: 2025 November-December Marshall Thursday Open Round 4-6 and 2025 November-December Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-3.
At junior level, he reached #81, #64 and #28 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1995
−21 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 14
Mar 2017 · age 14
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#31,874
#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Dec 2025
2021
81st American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1928
Aug 2021
2019
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 1928 → returned at 1973
Sep 2019
2018
64th American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1928
Jan 2018
2017
28th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1995
Mar 2017
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1957 → 1974
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsBryan James Loayza Rivera1,702·2025 November-December Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-3·R2·+3.5
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #4 | 1993 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 2516 | +16.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#877
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,370
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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