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ZJ
Zhang, Joy
🇺🇸FIDE 39901831· Female· United States of America· Born in 2011
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Joy Zhang, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 1765 — just 4 short of her peak of 1769 (Sep 2024, age 13). She is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 February Super Sunday FIDE Tournament, 50th annual Eastern Open - U2200, and XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 14 Femenino. Also played 1 blitz event (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Blitz - U 14 Femenino) recently.
At junior level, she reached #95 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1678
All-time high
1769
−4 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 13
Sep 2024 · age 13
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#87,543
#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+292 Elo)
1477 → 1769
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1769
at age 13 · −4 from today
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Dec 2023
95th American U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1447
Feb 2023
2022
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+47
1718 → 1765
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
8W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAdriana Rafaela Chueca Balcazar1,451·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 14 Femenino·R1·-32.2
2.[L]vsMaria Paz Chamba GuerreroWCM1,685·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 14 Femenino·R7·-20.6
3.[L]vsSofia Luna MonsalveWFM1,905·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 14 Femenino·R8·-9.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2038 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #39 | 2494 | +39.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #26 | 1678 | -22.8 |
Worst Elo result: XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 14 Femenino (-22.8 Elo, finished #26).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,576
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#10,229
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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