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Lin, Brian

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FIDEFIDE 1347209· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2008

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Brian Lin, a 18-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1839 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +173 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. Also played 1 rapid (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Swiss Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 18-month break between Mar 2024 and Oct 2025.

At junior level, he reached #33, #32 and #34 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1839

Standard

Rpd1741·Blz1701

All-time high

1839

at best
May 2026 · age 18

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#64,504

#64,504 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
33rd Swiss U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1839
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
May 2026
All-time peak 1839
at age 18
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+305 Elo)
1361 → 1666
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1666 → returned at 1654
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
perf 1980 (+141) · 6/9 · #169
Top opponent
vs Sepas Zargaran 1,874
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +22.0 Elo
Evolution
+173
1666 → 1839
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
13/ 2650.0%
15W2D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDavid Sigg1,723·U18 Qualification 2026 Hergiswil·R3·+23.9
2.[W]vsBruno Lachausse1,726·Basel Autumn Open 2025·R4·+22.3
3.[W]vsSepas Zargaran1,874·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R8·+22.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#1362364+13.6
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#1691980+142.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#442382+15.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/2#13001107-18.0
Basel Autumn Open 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/4#382006+31.6
Worst Elo result: SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 (-18.0 Elo, finished #1300).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#1,138
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#47,086
in continent
World
#64,504
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Switzerland
1
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2,576
2
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2,546
3
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2,535
4
🇨🇭Demuth, AdrienFollow Adrien DemuthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,523
5
🇨🇭Georgiadis, NicoFollow Nico GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,520
6
🇨🇭Pelletier, YannickFollow Yannick PelletierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
7
🇨🇭Kosteniuk, AlexandraFollow Alexandra KosteniukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,491
8
🇨🇭Georgiadis, IoannisFollow Ioannis GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,483
9
🇨🇭Vernay, ClovisFollow Clovis VernayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,465
10
🇨🇭Jenni, FlorianFollow Florian JenniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,462
...
1138🇨🇭Lin, Brian1,839
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
47086🇨🇭Lin, Brian1,839
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
...
64504🇨🇭Lin, Brian1,839