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Zhang, Derek
🇺🇸FIDE 39927270· Male· United States of America· Born in 2013
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Derek Zhang, a 13-year-old American player, is rated 1918 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 14. He is climbing fast, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May Marshall Monthly FIDE - U2400, 2026 May Marshall Premier FIDE - U2000, and The Atlantic City Open - U2200.
At junior level, he reached #87, #39 and #47 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1918
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#969 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
8 entries2026
87th American U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1918
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1918
at age 13
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 12
Oct 2025
2024
39th American U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1884
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+295 Elo)
1589 → 1884
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 11
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+104
1814 → 1918
Tournaments
9
44 games
Score
25/ 4456.8%
19W14D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #17 | 2009 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #7 | 2549 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #27 | 2129 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #11 | 2040 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #10 | 1965 | +29.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 1826 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #64 | 1786 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #28 | 1920 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/3 | #34 | 2124 | +4.8 |
Worst Elo result: 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship (-17.2 Elo, finished #64).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,214
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,793
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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