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Zhu, Alexander
🇺🇸FIDE 30993776· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Alexander Zhu, a 16-year-old American player, is rated 2037 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 6 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd annual Western Class Championship - Master, 2025 U.S. Masters, and 2025 Southern California Open. His peak of 2141 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2025).
At junior level, he reached #37, #48 and #35 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2037
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2141
−104 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 15
Feb 2025 · age 15
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#969 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
11 entries2025
37th American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2141
Feb 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2141
at age 15 · −104 from today
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Sep 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
2063 → 2037
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
7W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #13 | 2134 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #196 | 1970 | -43.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #14 | 2143 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 2009 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#642
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,333
in continent
World
#22,325
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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