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KH
Ku, Hunter
🇺🇸FIDE 39921980· Male· United States of America· Born in 2012
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Hunter Ku, a 14-year-old American player, is rated 1748 — just 27 short of his peak of 1775 (Oct 2025, age 13). He is rising rapidly, having gained +86 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - U2100, 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship, and 53rd Annual World Open - U2200.
Current rating
1748
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1691
All-time high
1775
−27 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 13
Oct 2025 · age 13
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,085
#93,085 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
All-time peak 1775
at age 13 · −27 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+229 Elo)
1484 → 1713
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Feb 2024
First FIDE rating
1484 · at age 12
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championshipperf 1906 (+131) · 2.5/5 · #45
Evolution
+86
1662 → 1748
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
6W5D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsLacey WangWFM1,919·147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship·R4·+27.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #30 | 1652 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #45 | 1906 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #120 | 1853 | +76.0 |
Rankings
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United States of America
#2,734
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#10,986
in continent
World
#93,084
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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