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Zhao, Erick
IM🇺🇸FIDE 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 17 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈52/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
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · American players under 18 · of 479
Career timeline
22 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
2404 → 2418
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
7W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #41 | 2478 | +10.1 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #8 | 2395 | +2.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGabriel FlomGM
🇫🇷FRA·2411
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsJianchao ZhouGM
🇺🇸USA·2612
+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·2183
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsJesse Ren
🇺🇸USA·2264
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#75
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#161
in continent
World
#1,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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