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Ludlum, John

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FIDEFIDE 30958873· Male· United States of America· Born in 1997

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John Ludlum, a 29-year-old American player, is rated 1901 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +149 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 57th Annual Atlantic Open - U2100 and 53rd Annual World Open - U2000. He took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025.

Current rating

1901

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1901

at best
Sep 2025 · age 28

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#47,890

#47,890 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
All-time peak 1901
at age 28
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1585 → 1752
Sep 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1752 → returned at 1815
May 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1610 · at age 26
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
57th Annual Atlantic Open - U2100
perf 2567 (+666) · 5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Tommy Zhang 1,868
57th Annual Atlantic Open - U2100 · Aug 2025 · +9.1 Elo
Evolution
+86
1815 → 1901
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
9W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYifei Zhou1,758·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R5·+16.9
2.[W]vsJordan S Levin1,756·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R3·+16.7
3.[W]vsJay D Smalls1,666·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R2·+12.0
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDavit Simanovski1,758·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R4·-23.1
2.[L]vsAahan Sharma1,776·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R7·-22.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
57th Annual Atlantic Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/5#12567+88.0
53rd Annual World Open - U2000
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/7#531916-2.0

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,309
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#5,273
in continent
World
#47,890
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
1309🇺🇸Ludlum, John1,901
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
5273🇺🇸Ludlum, John1,901
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
47890🇺🇸Ludlum, John1,901