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Cheng, Noah
🇩🇪FIDE 16294637· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Noah Cheng, a 16-year-old German player, is rated 1937 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 A-Turnier, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B, and Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025.
At junior level, he reached #79, #35, #82 and #55 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1937
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1937
at best
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#39,434
#39,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1937
at age 16
Mar 2026
2025
79th German U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1903
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 14
Mar 2024
35th German U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1813
Feb 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Feb 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+355 Elo)
1329 → 1684
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1902 → 1937
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
13/ 2454.2%
9W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #77 | 1973 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #17 | 2128 | +58.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #27 | 1894 | -43.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #74 | 2057 | +11.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,446
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#29,128
in continent
World
#39,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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