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BJ
Bynum, Jacorey
🇺🇸FIDE 39927644· Male· United States of America· Born in 2007
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Jacorey Bynum, a 19-year-old American player, is rated 2176 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert, 23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Master, and 35th Annual North American Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached #37 and #47 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2176
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1965
All-time high
2176
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 2176
at age 19
May 2026
37th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2175
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 18
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Sep 2025
2024
47th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2109
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+121
2055 → 2176
Tournaments
11
62 games
Score
37.5/ 6260.5%
27W21D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 2139 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 2187 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 2265 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #75 | 2109 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2302 | +43.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #113 | 2119 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2196 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 2228 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #40 | 1971 | -30.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2152 | +25.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#336
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,034
in continent
World
#9,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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