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Zheng, Marcus
🇺🇸FIDE 30974038· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011
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Marcus Zheng, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 1956. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 10 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 15th Annual Barber National Tournament of Middle School State Champions, 18th Annual Chicago Class - Master, and 18th Continental Chess Cleveland Open - Major. His peak of 2026 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2025).
At junior level, he reached #31, #27 and #11 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1956
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1843
All-time high
2026
−70 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 14
Feb 2025 · age 14
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,444
#35,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
31st American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2026
Feb 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2026
at age 14 · −70 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Nov 2023
100 career games
at age 12
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
15th Annual Barber National Tournament of Middle School State Championsperf 2182 (+226) · 4/5 · #9
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1942 → 1956
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
5W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsElliott Goodrich1,990·15th Annual Barber National Tournament of Middle School State Champions·R5·-18.0
3.[L]vsKyle Zhuang2,170·15th Annual Barber National Tournament of Middle School State Champions·R4·-9.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #9 | 2182 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #16 | 1926 | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#985
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,818
in continent
World
#35,443
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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