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Zhou, Jianchao

Zhou, Jianchao

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 8603537· Male· United States of America· Born in 1988

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Jianchao Zhou, a 38-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2605 and ranked 17th among American players, and 146th worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 217 rated games in the past year (≈95/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert, 2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship, and The Atlantic City Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 SPICE Cup Rapid - Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2669 was reached at age 22 (Nov 2010); he also reached World #67 in Jul 2010 and spent 12 months in American top 10.

Competes for United States of America since Oct 2024. Awarded GM in 2006 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #4 in U20, World #7 in U18 and World #22 in U16.

Current rating

2605

Standard

Rpd2574·Blz2491

All-time high

2669

−64 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 22

Activity

198

games / yr avg. · ≈17/mo

217 past 12 mo · ≈18/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#17

#17 · American players · of 4,932
12 months in National top 10 (2009–2011)

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2600
at age 38
May 2026
2024
Switched federation: CHN → USA
at age 36
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2615 → returned at 2603
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2600
at age 30
Jan 2018
2016
1,000 career games
at age 28
Aug 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2600
at age 27
Jul 2015

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Reykjavik Open 2026
perf 2731 (+154) · 7.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Awonder LiangGM 2,698
2025 Charlotte Fall Open - Championship · Sep 2025 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
+24
2581 → 2605
Tournaments
34
201 games
Score
166.5/ 20182.8%
134W65D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMahel BoyerGM2,527·35th Annual North American Open·R9·+4.2
2.[W]vsMatthew J WadsworthGM2,522·Reykjavik Open 2026·R9·+4.2
3.[W]vsEmilio CordovaGM2,516·2025 National Open·R9·+4.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/5#12646+4.0
2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/5#12578+2.5
The Atlantic City Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20267.5/9#22617+6.0
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20267.5/9#22731+15.3
23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Master
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/5#12506+0.6
33rd annual Western Class Championship - Master
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/5#32395-4.8
10th Annual George Washington Open - Major
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/5#22407-2.7
2026 Connecticut Classical - Open
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/4#132505-1.3
2026 Cardinal Open - Elite
Swiss
Jan 20263/3#73038+4.1
4th Annual Newcomb Memorial Tournament
Swiss
Jan 20264.5/5#12282+1.8
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsYangyi YuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2714
+11 −13 =13
37 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsLiren DingGM
🇨🇳CHN·2738
+6 −6 =22
34 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsJun ZhaoGM
🇨🇳CHN·2538
+6 −8 =17
31 games·last met May 2017
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vsXiangzhi BuGM
🇨🇳CHN·2661
+3 −5 =21
29 games·last met Jun 2018
View head-to-head →
vsChao b LiGM
🇨🇳CHN·2625
+3 −10 =15
28 games·last met Aug 2017
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#17
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#21
in continent
World
#146
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
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.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
17🇺🇸Zhou, Jianchao2,605
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
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.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
21🇺🇸Zhou, Jianchao2,605
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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146🇺🇸Zhou, Jianchao2,605