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Zhou, Ruoyu
🇺🇸FIDE 30961149· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011
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Ruoyu Zhou, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 2154 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #1 - IM A, 2025 Cornerstone Thanksgiving Invitationals - IM A, and 2025 Southern California Open. His peak of 2229 was reached at age 13 (Nov 2024).
At junior level, he reached World #48 in U14, World #55 in U12 and #33 and #16 nationally in U16 and U10.
Current rating
2154
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2229
−75 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 13
Nov 2024 · age 13
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#445 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
13 entries2026
33rd American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2165
Jan 2026
2025
48th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2229
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 2229
at age 13 · −75 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 13
Sep 2024
8-month rising streak
+306 Elo
Mar 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 13
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
2181 → 2154
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
10.5/ 2640.4%
1W19D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsSebastian Lukas KostolanskyIM2,444·2025 Cornerstone Thanksgiving Invitationals - IM A·R8·+13.3
3.[D]vsIvan Excender Soriano QuispeIM2,369·2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #1 - IM A·R2·+11.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2156 | -11.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2164 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #16 | 2192 | +8.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #3 | 2069 | -19.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmmanuel Jimenez GarciaIM
🇨🇷CRC·2349
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsCesar Zuluaga MancillaIM
🇨🇴COL·2150
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsLeonel Figueredo LosadaIM
🇲🇽MEX·2287
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsGuillermo Dominguez AguilarIM
🇲🇽MEX·2236
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsLuis Ernesto RodiIM
🇺🇾URU·2243
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
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United States of America
#366
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,169
in continent
World
#10,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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