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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 +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈28/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
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#87,406
#87,406 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+47
1718 → 1765
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
12/ 2254.5%
9W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 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 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2/6 | #55 | 1592 | -45.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,542
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#10,260
in continent
World
#87,405
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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