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Nozaki, Mao
🇺🇸FIDE 30940850· Female· United States of America· Born in 2005
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Mao Nozaki, a 21-year-old American player, is rated 1746. She has fluctuated between 1707 and 1782 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 30th Annual Mid-America Open - U2100, 2025 November - 2026 January Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 5-6, and 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including I Torneo Ajedrez Rapido Caldeiro) and 1 blitz events (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 72) recently. She took a 14-month break between Jul 2017 and Oct 2018. Her peak of 1782 was reached at age 20 (Feb 2025).
At junior level, she reached #77 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1764·Blz1762
All-time high
1782
−36 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 20
Feb 2025 · age 20
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,759
#93,759 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+257 Elo)
1525 → 1782
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1782
at age 20 · −36 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2017
77th American U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1576
Jul 2017
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1770 → 1746
Tournaments
9
28 games
Score
10/ 2835.7%
6W8D14L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsKeith Espinosa1,785·2025 November - 2026 January Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 5-6·R1·+10.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #29 | 1664 | -27.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2585 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #115 | 1965 | +15.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 1841 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #12 | 1123 | -5.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,757
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#11,072
in continent
World
#93,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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