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Li, Derek

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FIDEFIDE 39940764· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011

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Derek Li, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 1849 — just 17 short of his peak of 1866 (Feb 2026, age 15). He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 46th Annual Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic, 2026 April Irvine FIDE Weekend - Over 1800, and 35th Annual North American Open - U2300.

At junior level, he reached #82 nationally in U12.

Current rating

1849

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1866

−17 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#61,760

#61,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
All-time peak 1866
at age 15 · −17 from today
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1649 → 1809
Jan 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Jan 2025
2023
82nd American U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1649
Dec 2023
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Dec 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
35th Annual North American Open - U2300
perf 1984 (+118) · 3/5 · #87
Top opponent
vs Ruben Ondangan 2,106
35th Annual North American Open - U2300 · Dec 2025 · +32.0 Elo
Evolution
+40
1809 → 1849
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
14.5/ 2655.8%
10W9D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
46th Annual Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic
Open Swiss
May 20262/4#351894+12.8
2026 April Irvine FIDE Weekend - Over 1800
Swiss
Apr 20263/3#242465-30.4
35th Annual North American Open - U2300
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/5#871984+50.8
2025 December Irvine FIDE Master - Top (1800 and Over)
Swiss
Dec 20252.5/4#31956+36.4
60th American Open - Expert
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/4#401759-9.6
20th Annual Los Angeles Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/2#491990-20.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 April Irvine FIDE Weekend - Over 1800 (-30.4 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,722
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#6,924
in continent
World
#61,759
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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1
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2
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