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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 1893 — just 8 short of his peak of 1901 (Sep 2025, age 28). He is on a steady climb with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈10/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

1893

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1901

−8 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 28

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#49,851

#49,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1752 → 1901
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1901
at age 28 · −8 from today
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Jun 2025
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

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
+78
1815 → 1893
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
11W2D5L
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

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
71st Annual Maryland Open - U2200
Swiss
May 20262/4#111826-7.8
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

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United States of America
#1,372
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,488
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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1
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3
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4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
1372🇺🇸Ludlum, John1,893
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
5488🇺🇸Ludlum, John1,893
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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49850🇺🇸Ludlum, John1,893