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Jou, Esther
🇺🇸FIDE 30998115· Female· United States of America· Born in 2007
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Esther Jou, a 19-year-old American player, is rated 1996. She plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 17th Annual Golden State Open - U2100 and 13th Annual WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions. Her peak of 2069 was reached at age 17 (Jun 2024).
At junior level, she reached #75, #51 and #96 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1996
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2069
−73 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 17
Jun 2024 · age 17
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,128
#28,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
75th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2006
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Mar 2025
100 career games
at age 18
Mar 2025
2024
51st American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2069
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+321 Elo)
1748 → 2069
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
2027 → 1996
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIrene Jiao FeiCM1,847·13th Annual WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions·R3·-28.6
3.[L]vsMegan Althea ParaguaFM2,249·13th Annual WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions·R4·-7.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #71 | 1838 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #6 | 1898 | -20.8 |
Worst Elo result: 13th Annual WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions (-20.8 Elo, finished #6).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#780
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,951
in continent
World
#28,128
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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