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Elam, CJ

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FIDEFIDE 30988861· Male· United States of America· Born in 2004

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CJ Elam, a 22-year-old American player, is rated 1764. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Brennan's Open, 2025 Beckstead Family Open, and 2025 Catherine McLaughlin Open. His peak of 1795 was reached at age 20 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1764

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1795

−31 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 20

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#87,727

#87,727 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1795
at age 20 · −31 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1563 → 1745
Dec 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Jul 2022
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2022
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Angella Zhang 1,745
2025 Kent Family Open · Jul 2025 · +9.1 Elo
Evolution
-3
1767 → 1764
Tournaments
4
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
7W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAngella Zhang1,745·2025 Kent Family Open·R4·+9.1
2.[W]vsAngella Zhang1,693·2025 Catherine McLaughlin Open·R4·+8.0
3.[W]vsAngella Zhang1,690·2025 Beckstead Family Open·R2·+7.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsForrest Yang1,870·2025 Catherine McLaughlin Open·R2·-7.1
2.[L]vsAlvin He1,976·2025 Kent Family Open·R2·-4.8
3.[L]vsErik Tkachenko2,030·2025 Catherine McLaughlin Open·R5·-3.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Brennan's Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20250.5/2#311867-6.0
2025 Beckstead Family Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20252/3#322056+4.8
2025 Catherine McLaughlin Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/4#161853-10.6
2025 Kent Family Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/3#112553+9.0

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,549
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#10,291
in continent
World
#87,726
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
2549🇺🇸Elam, CJ1,764
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
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.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
10291🇺🇸Elam, CJ1,764
World
1
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2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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87726🇺🇸Elam, CJ1,764