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ZF
Zafar, Faris
🇺🇸FIDE 39954846· Male· United States of America· Born in 2010
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Faris Zafar, a 16-year-old American player, is rated 1940. He is progressing steadily with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Coppell CC FIDE Spring Classical - Championship, 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - Open Section, and 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert. His peak of 2034 was reached at age 15 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #64 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1940
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2034
−94 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 15
Dec 2025 · age 15
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38,760
#38,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
64th American U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2034
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2034
at age 15 · −94 from today
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+301 Elo)
1718 → 2019
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Mar 2025
2024
First FIDE rating
1674 · at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+53
1887 → 1940
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
28.5/ 4760.6%
28W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 2030 | +44.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #15 | 2479 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #23 | 1965 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #18 | 1732 | -56.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #18 | 1733 | -50.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2114 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #1 | 2695 | +68.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #15 | 2161 | +63.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,082
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,207
in continent
World
#38,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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World
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