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Kung, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 30914272· Male· United States of America· Born in 2003

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Thomas Kung, a 23-year-old American player, is rated 2200 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CCC FIDE Saturdays 6 - Top, 7th Colonial Open, and 2026 Charlotte February Open - Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 15-month break between Sep 2021 and Jan 2023. His peak of 2234 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2018).

At junior level, he reached #20, #21, #15, #14 and #56 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2200

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2109

All-time high

2234

−34 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 15

Activity

85

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#8,192 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
Jun 2026
2025
89th American 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2231
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Jun 2025
500 career games
at age 22
May 2025
2023
20th American U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2222
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Dec 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
7th Colonial Open
perf 2287 (+98) · 4/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Harsha BharathakotiGM 2,539
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship · Jan 2026 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-20
2220 → 2200
Tournaments
14
73 games
Score
45.5/ 7362.3%
34W23D16L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTsotne Kvelashvili1,873·Land of the Sky XXXVIII·R1·-16.9
2.[L]vsAdvik PrasannaCM2,031·2025 U.S. Masters·R7·-13.8
3.[L]vsSri Vibhav Bondalapati2,073·2026 Charlotte Open - Championship·R5·-13.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Charlotte Spring Open - Championship
Open Swiss
May 20264/4#102901+10.8
CCC FIDE Saturdays 6 - Top
Swiss
Apr 20262/2#62627+6.2
7th Colonial Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/5#42287+13.4
2026 Charlotte February Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#62081-10.8
Land of the Sky XXXVIII
Swiss
Jan 20263/4#112162-18.6
2026 Charlotte Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#162215+10.0
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/6#402281+19.2
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/9#1352121-20.2
CCC ALTO Fall 2025 - Championship
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/5#132164-0.6
Reverse Angle 144
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/2#102643-5.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 U.S. Masters (-20.2 Elo, finished #135).

Most-Played Opponents

vsRonit Kirumaki
🇺🇸USA·2057
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsRithik Polavaram
🇺🇸USA·2003
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsZubin Baliga
🇺🇸USA·2068
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRobert Sanchez
🇺🇸USA·1957
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met May 2019
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vsRudransh Rajaram
🇺🇸USA·1816
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#292
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#890
in continent
World
#8,192
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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7
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10
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2
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