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Diao, Matthew Guo
FM🇺🇸FIDE 30970547· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Matthew Guo Diao, a 16-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2269 and ranked 16th among American players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 104 rated games in the past year (≈91/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 7th Colonial Open, 3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier, and 2026 Charlotte Open - Championship. Also played 3 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2340 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2026).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 15) and CM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #76 in U16 and #24 and #37 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2269
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2108
All-time high
2340
−71 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16
Jan 2026 · age 16
Activity
114
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
104 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · American players under 16 · of 578
Career timeline
15 entries2026
76th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2340
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2340
at age 16 · −71 from today
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Oct 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 15
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 15
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
2244 → 2269
Tournaments
12
82 games
Score
51.5/ 8262.8%
44W15D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 2072 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #5 | 2223 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #25 | 1963 | -46.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2419 | +28.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #5 | 2343 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2150 | -7.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2211 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2400 | +40.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #44 | 2341 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2344 | +21.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKevin Wang
🇺🇸USA·2094
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsKyle Zhuang
🇺🇸USA·2204
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSriansh Katta
🇺🇸USA·2000
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRonen WilsonFM
🇺🇸USA·2140
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsPranav Swaminathan
🇺🇸USA·2187
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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United States of America
#213
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#571
in continent
World
#5,110
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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