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Wang, Justin
IM🇺🇸FIDE 30911370· Male· United States of America· Born in 2005
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Justin Wang, a 21-year-old American International Master, is rated 2524 — just 5 short of his peak of 2529 (Apr 2025, age 20) and ranked 32nd among American players, and 442nd worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 10 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 US Junior Championship and 2025 Houston Chess Festival - Open. He reached World #436 in May 2025.
Awarded IM in 2019 (age 14) and FM in 2018 (age 13). Earned GM norms at 51st annual World Open - Open 2023 and 1000GM NY Summer Norm Invitational - GM A 2023. At junior level, he reached World #17 in U20, World #16 in U18, World #10 in U16, World #5 in U14, World #5 in U12 and World #4 in U10.
Current rating
2524
Standard
Rpd2371·Blz2497
All-time high
2529
−5 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 20
Apr 2025 · age 20
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32
#32 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Peak World rank: #436
at age 20 · rated 2529
May 2025
Peak American rank: #30
at age 20 · rated 2529
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2529
at age 20 · −5 from today
Apr 2025
2024
17th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2527
Dec 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 18
Dec 2023
16th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2520
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2529 → 2524
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
5W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2484 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 2434 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrew HongGM
🇺🇸USA·2592
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsBrandon JacobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2594
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsAbhimanyu MishraGM
🇺🇸USA·2638
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsZurab JavakhadzeIM
🇬🇪GEO·2423
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsJoshua Daniel Ruiz CastilloGM
🇨🇴COL·2472
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#32
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#58
in continent
World
#442
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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