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Shangin, Lev
🇺🇸FIDE 55681085· Male· United States of America· Born in 2014
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Lev Shangin, a 12-year-old American player, is rated 2201 — his current career high and ranked 2nd among American players under 12, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 144 rated games in the past year (≈87/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NY Marshall Presidents' Day Invitational - IM B, 2026 Marshall Chess Club U20 Junior Championship, and 2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - IM D. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Rapid Championship) and 11 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #17 in U12, World #4 in U10 and World #14 in U8.
Current rating
2201
Standard
Rpd1974·Blz2113
All-time high
2201
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
129
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
135 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · American players under 12 · of 396
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Crossed 2200
at age 12
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2201
at age 12
Jun 2026
17th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2185
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 11
Jun 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 11
Mar 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 11
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
2169 → 2201
Tournaments
18
135 games
Score
70.5/ 13552.2%
44W53D38L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #52 | 2215 | +8.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2290 | +51.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 1938 | -36.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2136 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #70 | 2169 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #18 | 2226 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 2575 | +68.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #132 | 2093 | -24.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2175 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #38 | 1934 | -30.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2078
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMaxim DlugyGM
🇺🇸USA·2496
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLuc HoffmanCM
🇺🇸USA·2194
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMichael RohdeGM
🇺🇸USA·2207
+0 −4 =4
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsElliott Goodrich
🇺🇸USA·2077
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#289
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#884
in continent
World
#8,136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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