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Zheng, Kelvin

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FIDEFIDE 39976386· Male· United States of America· Born in 2003

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Kelvin Zheng, a 23-year-old American player, is rated 1780. He has slipped back 101 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 7th Colonial Open, 10th Annual George Washington Open - U2100, and 3rd Annual DMV Open. His peak of 1881 was reached at age 22 (Apr 2025).

Current rating

1780

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1881

−101 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 22

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#82,627

#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1881
at age 22 · −101 from today
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1881 · at age 22
Apr 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Khanim IsmayilovaWCM 2,009
7th Colonial Open · Apr 2026 · +9.7 Elo
Evolution
-101
1881 → 1780
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
11/ 2250.0%
9W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLarry R LarkinsCM1,980·10th Annual George Washington Open - U2100·R3·+27.6
2.[W]vsBadrish Chaudhari1,717·7th Colonial Open·R3·+14.0
3.[W]vsManish B Kashyap1,663·3rd Annual DMV Open·R3·+11.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTanush Dokka1,539·3rd Annual DMV Open·R5·-33.1
2.[L]vsLucia Huang1,575·7th Colonial Open·R2·-32.3
3.[L]vsRoman Cano1,918·10th Annual George Washington Open - U2100·R4·-15.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
13th Cherry Blossom Classic - U2100
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/7#211701-44.8
7th Colonial Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#91801-14.8
10th Annual George Washington Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/3#131981+27.6
3rd Annual DMV Open
Swiss
Jul 20252/5#161608-68.8
Worst Elo result: 3rd Annual DMV Open (-68.8 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,425
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#9,612
in continent
World
#82,625
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
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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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2425🇺🇸Zheng, Kelvin1,780
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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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
...
9612🇺🇸Zheng, Kelvin1,780
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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