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Yang, Daniel
🇿🇦FIDE 14346630· Male· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Daniel Yang, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1556 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A), Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U14 Championship), and 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B).
At junior level, he reached #56, #9 and #3 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1556
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1556
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#163,156
#163,156 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1556
at age 14
May 2026
56th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1547
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+349 Elo)
1126 → 1475
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+76
1480 → 1556
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
14.5/ 2265.9%
13W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #20 | 1857 | +17.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/2 | #10 | 2350 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #6 | 1621 | +44.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/2 | #13 | 2294 | +2.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,136
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,819
in continent
World
#163,136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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