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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 1730. She has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May Marshall Monthly FIDE - U2400, 2026 May-June Marshall Mondays Round 1-3, and 30th Annual Mid-America Open - U2100. Also played 2 blitz events (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 76) 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
1730
Standard
Rpd1764·Blz1748
All-time high
1782
−52 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 20
Feb 2025 · age 20
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,478
#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 21
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+257 Elo)
1525 → 1782
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1782
at age 20 · −52 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
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
1770 → 1730
Tournaments
12
39 games
Score
13.5/ 3934.6%
8W11D20L
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
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/6 | #114 | 1687 | -10.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #55 | 1666 | -7.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/2 | #21 | 1770 | +0.8 |
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 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #30 | 1588 | -14.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/4 | #17 | 1717 | -6.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,989
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#11,821
in continent
World
#99,476
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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