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Yang, Alex
🇿🇦FIDE 14333325· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Alex Yang, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1611. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) and 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U18). His peak of 1654 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2025).
At junior level, he reached #97, #24, #16, #9 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd1451·Blz1646
All-time high
1654
−43 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 16
Jan 2025 · age 16
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#142,189
#142,189 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
97th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1612
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+396 Elo)
1258 → 1654
Feb 2025
24th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1654
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1654
at age 16 · −43 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1621 → 1611
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
8/ 1266.7%
7W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #17 | 1640 | -42.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/5 | #5 | 2396 | +32.8 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) (-42.4 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#865
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,780
in continent
World
#142,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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