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Zhao, Erick

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FIDEFIDE 30946930· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008

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Erick Zhao, a 18-year-old American International Master, is rated 2418 — just 1 short of his peak of 2419 (Jan 2026, age 18) and ranked 7th among American players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 18 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 U.S. Masters, 2025 Ohio Chess Congress, and 26th Annual Pittsburgh Open - Major. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He reached American #73 in Jan 2025.

Awarded IM in 2024 (age 16), FM in 2021 (age 13), and CM in 2019 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #45 in U18, World #52 in U16, World #26 in U14, World #41 in U12 and World #8 in U10.

Current rating

2418

Standard

Rpd2387·Blz2414

All-time high

2419

−1 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18

Activity

58

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#7

#7 · American players under 18 · of 476

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
All-time peak 2419
at age 18 · −1 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Peak American rank: #73
at age 17 · rated 2413
Jan 2025
45th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2413
Jan 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 17
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 17
Jan 2025
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 16
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 U.S. Masters
perf 2478 (+59) · 5.5/8 · #41
Top opponent
vs Harsha BharathakotiGM 2,526
2025 U.S. Masters · Nov 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
+14
2404 → 2418
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
13.5/ 1875.0%
12W3D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLiam PutnamIM2,485·2025 U.S. Masters·R3·+5.9
2.[W]vsSharath RadhakrishnanCM2,216·26th Annual Pittsburgh Open - Major·R3·+2.5
3.[W]vsPadhya SaumilFM2,220·2025 U.S. Masters·R6·+2.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDalton PerrineFM2,129·2nd Chess For Cure Open·R2·-8.3
2.[L]vsFrancesco SonisGM2,558·2025 U.S. Masters·R5·-3.1
3.[L]vsAwonder LiangGM2,701·2025 U.S. Masters·R4·-1.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/8#412478+10.1
2025 Ohio Chess Congress
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/3#82395+2.7
26th Annual Pittsburgh Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/3#82355+1.9
2nd Chess For Cure Open
Swiss
Jun 20253/4#32211-6.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsGabriel FlomGM
🇫🇷FRA·2418
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsJianchao ZhouGM
🇺🇸USA·2605
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsRohan PadhyeFM
🇺🇸USA·2187
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsNicolas De La Colina
🇺🇸USA·2196
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsJesse Ren
🇺🇸USA·2198
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#76
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#164
in continent
World
#1,389
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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2
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8
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