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Wang, Howard

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FIDEFIDE 39948250· Male· United States of America· Born in 2014

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Howard Wang, a 12-year-old American player, is rated 1877 — just 19 short of his peak of 1896 (Feb 2026, age 12) and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 12. He is on a breakout run, having gained +126 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 46th Annual Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic, 33rd annual Western Class Championship - Expert, and 2026 Dreaming King Open.

At junior level, he reached #37 and #25 nationally in U12 and U10.

Current rating

1877

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1896

−19 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 12

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#466 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
37th American U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1896
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1748 → 1896
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1896
at age 12 · −19 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Dec 2025
2024
25th American U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1804
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 10
Oct 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
60th American Open - Expert
perf 2030 (+171) · 5.5/7 · #16
Top opponent
vs Omid Malek 2,059
35th Annual North American Open - U2300 · Dec 2025 · +28.8 Elo
Evolution
+84
1793 → 1877
Tournaments
7
37 games
Score
21.5/ 3758.1%
15W13D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
46th Annual Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/5#131863+0.8
33rd annual Western Class Championship - Expert
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#131770-18.8
2026 Dreaming King Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/3#361949+14.0
35th Annual North American Open - U2300
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/7#391866+22.4
60th American Open - Expert
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/7#162030+45.6
20th Annual Los Angeles Open - Major
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/4#491944+27.6
2025 Southern California Open - U2300
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/6#111770-8.0
Worst Elo result: 33rd annual Western Class Championship - Expert (-18.8 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,495
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,998
in continent
World
#53,962
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
1495🇺🇸Wang, Howard1,877
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
5998🇺🇸Wang, Howard1,877
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
53962🇺🇸Wang, Howard1,877