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LJ
Lee, Justin
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30947065· Male· United States of America· Born in 2006
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Justin Lee, a 20-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2271 — just 29 short of his peak of 2300 (Oct 2023, age 17) and sitting in the top 4% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Dec 2023 and Feb 2025. Recent appearance: 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 17) and CM in 2023 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #19, #17, #28, #44 and #36 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2271
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2067
All-time high
2300
−29 pts below
Oct 2023 · age 17
Oct 2023 · age 17
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#206 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
16 entries2025
19th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2282
Feb 2025
2024
17th American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2296
Jan 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2296 → returned at 2282
Dec 2023
Best 12-month gain (+187 Elo)
2113 → 2300
Oct 2023
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Oct 2023
All-time peak 2300
at age 17 · −29 from today
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
2282 → 2271
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #94 | 2201 | -10.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#206
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#565
in continent
World
#5,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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