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Cheng, Yu Chen (Ethan)
🇹🇼FIDE 16302745· Male· Chinese Taipei· Born in 2011
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Yu Chen (Ethan) Cheng, a 15-year-old Chinese Taipei player, is rated 1677 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +112 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hong Kong International Open 2025 Challengers, World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U14, and 2025 CTCA International Chess Open- Age group GU15U15GU13U13. Also played 2 blitz events (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached Chinese Taipei #41 in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #4 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1677
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1728
All-time high
1677
at best
Jan 2026 · age 15
Jan 2026 · age 15
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#118,231
#118,231 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak Chinese Taipei rank: #41
at age 15 · rated 1677
Jun 2026
6th Chinese Taipei U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1677
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1555 → 1677
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1677
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
4th Chinese Taipei U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1671
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2025 Asian Dragons International Invitation Chess Tournament_U16perf 2485 (+839) · 6/6 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+122
1555 → 1677
Tournaments
4
38 games
Score
21.5/ 3856.6%
17W9D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #49 | 1956 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #128 | 1891 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/3 | #8 | 2306 | +51.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/6 | #3 | 2485 | +39.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Chinese Taipei
#41
out of 132 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,634
in continent
World
#118,225
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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