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ZR
Zhu, Ryan
🇺🇸FIDE 30951828· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011
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Ryan Zhu, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 1960 — just 14 short of his peak of 1974 (Sep 2025, age 14). He is on a steady climb with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 56th Annual National Chess Congress - Premier, 29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier, and 2025 September Super Sunday FIDE Tournament #2. Also played 1 blitz event (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Blitz - U 14 Absoluto) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #50 in U8 and #99, #64, #29 and #11 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1960
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1936
All-time high
1974
−14 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 14
Sep 2025 · age 14
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34,635
#34,635 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
99th American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1960
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1974
at age 14 · −14 from today
Sep 2025
2024
64th American U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1869
Jan 2024
2023
29th American U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1871
Jul 2023
100 career games
at age 12
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+58
1902 → 1960
Tournaments
8
46 games
Score
30/ 4665.2%
22W16D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #32 | 2032 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #65 | 1827 | -22.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #4 | 1946 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2067 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 1844 | -20.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 1788 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #22 | 1983 | +38.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2039 | +35.3 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#953
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#3,711
in continent
World
#34,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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