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YH
Yao, Hong-Yu
🇹🇼FIDE 16303318· Male· Chinese Taipei· Born in 2009
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Hong-Yu Yao, a 17-year-old Chinese Taipei player, is rated 1508. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between May 2024 and Nov 2025. Recent appearance: World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16. His peak of 1547 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2024); he also reached Chinese Taipei #55 in Dec 2023.
At junior level, he reached #21, #9 and #6 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1508
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1547
−39 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 15
Mar 2024 · age 15
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#181,678
#181,678 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
21st Chinese Taipei U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1508
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1546 → returned at 1508
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+302 Elo)
1245 → 1547
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1547
at age 15 · −39 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1546 → 1508
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
2/ 1118.2%
0W4D7L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/8 | #142 | 1597 | -38.0 |
Rankings
/
Chinese Taipei
#108
out of 138 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,000
in continent
World
#181,628
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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Europe
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