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Lin, Chenyi
🇿🇦FIDE 14337860· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Chenyi Lin, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 2008 and sitting in the top 3% of South African players. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN, World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U18, and Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A). His peak of 2079 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2025, South African #27 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #4, #3 and #12 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2008
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1631
All-time high
2079
−71 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#54 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
11 entries2026
4th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2023
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak South African rank: #27
at age 18 · rated 2079
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2079
at age 18 · −71 from today
Nov 2025
100 career games
at age 18
Nov 2025
3rd South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2050
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
2039 → 2008
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
16.5/ 3350.0%
10W13D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/8 | #27 | 1956 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #7 | 1909 | -55.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/11 | #85 | 2112 | +39.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/3 | #2 | 2555 | +0.4 |
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN (-55.6 Elo, finished #7).
Rankings
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South Africa
#54
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#603
in continent
World
#26,276
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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