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Heath, Derek Xu

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FIDEFIDE 39905594· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010

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Derek Xu Heath, a 16-year-old American player, is rated 2067 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +287 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 35th Annual North American Open - U2300, 75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over, and 30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier. He took a 15-month break between Oct 2023 and Feb 2025.

At junior level, he reached #60 nationally in U16.

Current rating

2067

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2067

at best
Mar 2026 · age 16

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#797 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 2067
at age 16
Mar 2026
60th American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2066
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+352 Elo)
1661 → 2013
Oct 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Oct 2025
6-month rising streak
+278 Elo
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jul 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over
perf 2389 (+376) · 4.5/5 · #15
Top opponent
vs Xavier John Verdun 2,174
35th Annual North American Open - U2300 · Dec 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
+194
1873 → 2067
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
18/ 2669.2%
16W4D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual North American Open - U2300
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/7#62159+54.4
75th Oregon Open - 2000 and Over
Swiss
Aug 20254.5/5#152389+70.0
30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/6#62086+68.8
53rd Annual World Open - U2200
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/7#1261873+1.2
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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United States of America
#559
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,960
in continent
World
#18,755
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
United States of America
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,732
6
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7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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559🇺🇸Heath, Derek Xu2,067
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
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2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
1960🇺🇸Heath, Derek Xu2,067
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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18755🇺🇸Heath, Derek Xu2,067