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MJ
Meng, Joshua
🇺🇸FIDE 30977401· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Joshua Meng, a 16-year-old American player, is rated 2145 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +113 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Lone Star Open, 2026 Austin Winter Open - Championship, and 35th Annual North American Open - U2300.
At junior level, he reached #57, #37 and #34 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2145
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2145
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#472 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 2145
at age 16
Jun 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
57th American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2084
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+366 Elo)
1718 → 2084
Nov 2024
37th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2073
Aug 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+52
2093 → 2145
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
19/ 2673.1%
15W8D3L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSrikar Kandikayala2,020·81st Texas State and Amateur Championship (In Memory of Luis Salinas)·R4·+13.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2181 | +25.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #9 | 2211 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | 2158 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #54 | 2071 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2189 | +20.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#382
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,233
in continent
World
#11,628
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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