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JD
Johnson, Donald
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30949122· Male· United States of America· Born in 2006
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Donald Johnson, a 20-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2286 and sitting in the top 4% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship, Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Abs, and 2025 U.S. Masters. His peak of 2362 was reached at age 19 (Apr 2025).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 16). Earned IM norms at Wachtebeke Winter Round Robin 2025 Group A IM and Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Abs 2025. At junior level, he reached #12, #19, #22, #58 and #65 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2286
Standard
Rpd2224·Blz2127
All-time high
2362
−76 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 19
Apr 2025 · age 19
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#188 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Oct 2025
12th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2362
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2362
at age 19 · −76 from today
Apr 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 19
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
19th American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2296
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
2323 → 2286
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
24/ 4257.1%
21W6D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMiguel Angel Montes OrozcoFM2,281·Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Abs·R8·-11.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/5 | #130 | 1865 | -50.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2358 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #201 | 2372 | +6.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #8 | 2371 | +19.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 2295 | +8.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #10 | 2084 | -33.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTianqi WangIM
🇺🇸USA·2349
+2 −12 =4
18 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVishnu VanapalliFM
🇺🇸USA·2314
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPatrick McCartney
🇺🇸USA·1892
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsMark Biernacki
🇺🇸USA·1974
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsEvan ParkIM
🇺🇸USA·2434
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#188
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#502
in continent
World
#4,521
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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