What is Li, Rachael's FIDE rating?

Li, Rachael's current standard FIDE rating is 2301.

What is Li, Rachael's rapid rating?

Li, Rachael's current FIDE rapid rating is 2359.

What is Li, Rachael's blitz rating?

Li, Rachael's current FIDE blitz rating is 2272.

What is Li, Rachael's world ranking?

Li, Rachael is currently ranked #4,053 in the world (standard rating).

What is Li, Rachael's ranking in United States of America?

Li, Rachael is currently ranked #170 in United States of America.

What is Li, Rachael's continental ranking?

Li, Rachael is currently ranked #454 in their continent.

What is Li, Rachael's ranking in the U16 category?

Li, Rachael is ranked #10 in United States of America in the U16 age group.

What is Li, Rachael's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Li, Rachael's all-time peak standard rating is 2375.

When did Li, Rachael receive their first FIDE rating?

Li, Rachael first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2016.

What is Li, Rachael's chess title?

Li, Rachael holds the FIDE title of WIM.

Which federation does Li, Rachael represent?

Li, Rachael represents United States of America (USA).

How old is Li, Rachael?

Li, Rachael was born in 2010 and is 16 years old.

What titles has Li, Rachael earned?

Li, Rachael has earned the following FIDE titles: WCM in 2019 at age 9, WFM in 2024 at age 14, WIM in 2025 at age 15.

When did Li, Rachael reach their peak rating?

Li, Rachael reached their peak standard rating of 2375 in 2026, at age 16.

Format

Li, Rachael

WIM🇺🇸

FIDE 30929849· Female· United States of America· Born in 2010

Rachael Li, a 16-year-old American Woman International Master, is rated 2301 and ranked 5th among women worldwide under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. She is on a breakout run, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 120 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section, The American Cup 2026 - Women's Champions Bracket, and 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master. Also played 1 rapid (including The American Cup 2026 - Women's Elimination Bracket) and 4 blitz events (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently. She took a 40-month break between Feb 2020 and Jul 2023 (COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2375 was reached at age 16 (Mar 2026).

Awarded WIM in 2025 (age 15), WFM in 2024 (age 14), and WCM in 2019 (age 9). At junior level, she reached World #60 in U16, World #76 in U14, World #44 in U12, World #9 in U10 and World #14 in U8.

Current rating

2301

Standard

Rpd2359·Blz2272

All-time high

2375

−74 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16

Activity

101

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

120 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#5 · women worldwide under 16 · of 3,604

Career timeline

18 entries

2026

60th U16 player worldwide

at age 16 · rated 2375

Mar 2026

All-time peak 2375

at age 16 · −74 from today

Mar 2026

2025

WIM title awardedWIM

at age 15 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council

Aug 2025

Crossed 2300

at age 15

Aug 2025

Re-crossed 2200

at age 15

Aug 2025

K-factor lowered to 20

at age 15

Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result

35th Annual North American Open

perf 2446 (+88) · 5.5/9 · #28

Top opponent

vs Francesco SonisGM 2,561

17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master · Feb 2026 · +14.9 Elo

Evolution

+81

2220 → 2301

Tournaments

115 games

Score

67/ 11558.3%

49W36D30L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsJames Le NguyenCM2,259·2025 AGCA IM Invitational - Summer Edition·R2·+25.4

2.[W]vsTamas PetenyiIM2,252·2025 AGCA IM Invitational - Summer Edition·R4·+25.1

3.[W]vsLuke WidjajaCM2,196·2025 AGCA IM Invitational - Summer Edition·R3·+22.0

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsRobert Akopian1,868·2025 National Open - Under 2300·R2·-33.8

2.[L]vsJustin Trey1,906·2025 AGCA IM Invitational - Summer Edition·R7·-32.5

3.[L]vsBrian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez2,135·2025 June North Texas FIDE - Championship·R4·-21.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section Swiss	Mar 2026	3/8	#28	2091	-55.6	▸
The American Cup 2026 - Women's Champions Bracket Knockout	Mar 2026	0/2	QF	1599	-18.8	▸
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master Open Swiss	Feb 2026	5.5/9	#25	2420	+17.0	▸
2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #2 - GM Round-Robin	Dec 2025	4/9	#6	2351	+5.8	▸
35th Annual North American Open Open Swiss	Dec 2025	5.5/9	#28	2446	+30.4	▸
2025 U.S. Masters Open Swiss	Nov 2025	5.5/9	#59	2297	-2.8	▸
2025 Texas Norm Swiss Open Swiss	Oct 2025	5/9	#11	2367	+14.6	▸
9th Frank K. Berry FIDE Open Championship Swiss	Sep 2025	3/4	#4	2117	-6.2	▸
12th Annual Washington International - Championship Open Swiss	Aug 2025	4.5/9	#58	2253	-18.4	▸
2025 US Girls' Junior Championship Round-Robin	Jul 2025	6/9	#3	2340	+68.2	▸

Worst Elo result: 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section (-55.6 Elo, finished #28).

Most-Played Opponents

vsLogan C ShaferCM

🇺🇸USA·2203

+0 −0 =7

7 games·last met Mar 2026

5 games·last met Mar 2026

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vsSharvesh DeviprasathFM

🇺🇸USA·2443

+1 −0 =4

5 games·last met Feb 2025

5 games·last met Sep 2023

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Rankings

United States of America

#170

out of 5,412 players

Americas

#454

in continent

World

#4,053

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

United States of America

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
4	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
5	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,728
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,718
8	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
170	🇺🇸Li, Rachael	2,301

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
4	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
5	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,728
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,718
8	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
454	🇺🇸Li, Rachael	2,301

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
4053	🇺🇸Li, Rachael	2,301