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Kung, Thomas
🇺🇸FIDE 30914272· Male· United States of America· Born in 2003
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Thomas Kung, a 23-year-old American player, is rated 2189 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 10 months. 99 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
2189
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2127
All-time high
2234
−45 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 15
Feb 2018 · age 15
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,744 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2025
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
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
2231 → 2189
Tournaments
17
90 games
Score
54.5/ 9060.6%
40W29D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2627 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2287 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2081 | -10.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #11 | 2162 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #16 | 2215 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #40 | 2281 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #135 | 2121 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 2164 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/2 | #10 | 2643 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #55 | 2267 | +16.0 |
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·2076
+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
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United States of America
#309
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#950
in continent
World
#8,744
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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